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go to the dogs
dog D0320000 (dôg, dŏg)n.1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.4. Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.5. Informal a. A person: You won, you lucky dog.b. A person regarded as contemptible: You stole my watch, you dog.6. Slang a. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.b. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).c. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.7. dogs Slang The feet.8. See andiron.9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.11. Astronomy A sundog.adv. Totally; completely. Often used in combination: dog-tired.tr.v. dogged, dog·ging, dogs 1. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).2. To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).3. a. To be persistently or inescapably associated with: Questions about his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.b. To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt: Despair dogged him in his final years.Idioms: dog it Slang To fail to expend the effort needed to do or accomplish something. go to the dogs To go to ruin; degenerate. put on the dog Informal To make an ostentatious display of elegance, wealth, or culture.
[Middle English dogge, cur, ordinary dog (often as opposed to a hunting hound or other valuable dog), from Old English docga, dog, perhaps originally a diminutive or a hypocorism meaning "Darky, Dusky," from dox, dark, dusky (for the formation, compare Old English frox, frog, and frogga, frog, perhaps originally a diminutive).]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | go to the dogs - become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured"go to potdeteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" |
Translationsdog (dog) noun a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox. 狗 狗 adjective (usually of members of the dog family) male. a dog-fox. 雄獸(常指犬科動物) 雄兽 verb – past tense, past participle dogged – to follow closely as a dog does. She dogged his footsteps. 尾隨 尾随dogged (ˈdogid) adjective keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner. his dogged perseverance. 頑強的 顽强的ˈdoggedly (-gid-) adverbHe went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions. 頑強地 顽强地ˈdoggedness (-gid-) noun 頑強 顽强ˈdog-biscuit noun a small hard biscuit fed to dogs. 狗餅乾 喂狗的硬饼干ˈdog collar1. a stiff round collar worn by a clergyman. (神職人員所穿的)白色硬領 硬领2. a collar around a dog's neck. 狗項圈 狗脖套ˈdog-eared adjective (of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner. dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared. 折角的（指書） 折角的（指书） ˌdog-ˈtired adjective very tired. I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train. 累壞了 累极了的a dog's life a wretched existence. He leads a dog's life. 過悲慘潦倒的日子 过着悲惨的日子go to the dogs to be ruined, especially to ruin oneself. 毀了(尤指自己) 毁灭，堕落，潦倒 in the doghouse in disgrace. He forgot his wife's birthday, so he's in the doghouse. 失寵，沒面子 受冷遇，失宠，丢脸 not a dog's chance no chance at all. He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket. 毫無機會 一点机会也没有go to the dogs
go to the dogsTo deteriorate or go awry. Boy, this party has really gone to the dogs. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.See also: dog, gogo to the dogssee under go to pot. See also: dog, gogo to the dogs If a country or organization goes to the dogs, it becomes less successful and of worse quality than it was in the past. In the 1960s the country was fast going to the dogs. Television, we warned, would go to the dogs under the Government's crazy franchising system.See also: dog, gogo to the dogs deteriorate shockingly, especially in behaviour or morals. informal This idiom derives from the fact that attending greyhound races was once thought likely to expose a person to moral danger and the risk of incurring great financial loss. 1997 Daily Telegraph If you read the English media or watch the cretinosities of television, you would think that the country is going to the dogs. See also: dog, gogo to the ˈdogs (American English also go to hell in a ˈhandbasket) (informal) (often used of a company, an organization, a country, etc.) become less powerful, efficient, etc. than before: Many people think this country’s going to the dogs.See also: dog, go go to the dogs To go to ruin; degenerate.See also: dog, goEncyclopediaSeedogLegalSeeDoggo to the dogs
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