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单词 beagle
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Definition of beagle in English:

beagle

noun ˈbiːɡ(ə)lˈbiɡəl
  • A small hound of a breed with a short coat, used for hunting hares.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Areas of disagreement is that the impact of hunting with hounds and beagles, we are not actually quite clear whether they have any significant impact on hare numbers overall.
    • Animal rights activists are set to launch a legal campaign against the Home Office over its examination of welfare standards at a centre which breeds beagles for medical research.
    • Gun dogs, beagles, carriage horses and staghounds are highly trained and strictly controlled: they are also meticulously presented and in a certain measure put on display.
    • The date is also traditionally the first day of hunting meets and foxhounds, lurchers, greyhounds, beagles, minkhounds, terriers and other hunting dogs will all be taken along to Higham.
    • It is regarded by many as the most prestigious fell hound show there is, with classes for beagles, harriers, Jack Russell's and terriers.
    • Another Doberman, two beagles, a chihuahua, a Finnish spitz, a Westie and a retriever will also be travelling up with their owners to the competition on March 6 to 9.
    • Like the panthers, and lion, and jaguars, there are huskies, beagles, greyhounds, danes, rottweiler, and a few others.
    • Our beagle mix puppy is almost two, so I'm running out of time to blame this on ‘puppyhood.’
    • Because beagles were bred as a pack animals, they are inclined to get along well with other dogs - and with cats, too.
    • His daughter, Elizabeth I, often took beagles to the hunting field in baskets attached to the horses' saddles.
    • It will then be compared to small amounts of sequence from 10 to 20 other breeds, including the beagle, to study genetic variation within the canine species.
    • The beagles and hounds would have to be killed and all you animal rights people out there would never be happy.
    • I visited New York recently and on landing at Newark airport was taken through a customs hall where a beagle dog was eagerly examining luggage.
    • The guard's interrogatory was cut short as a beagle began tearing at his trouser leg.
    • We therefore investigated the allelic variations of the DRD4 gene in the beagle and Shetland sheepdog, as well as in the golden retriever and shiba.
    • Jake's dad has two twin little girls with red hair, and a little beagle for a dog.
    • For example, the beagle is a hunting dog and was trained to bark when it spotted the prey.
    • Like most dogs, beagles are capable of detecting many different types of odors.
    • Huntsmen from as far away Middletown joined others from Limerick and Kerry with a large pack of beagles.
    • They released their hounds by a wood, and soon the dogs had picked up the trail of a fox; a beagle sounded the alarm and the rest of the dogs came running, keeping the trail fresh.
    Synonyms
    informant
verbˈbiːɡ(ə)l
[no object]usually as noun beagling
  • Hunt with beagles.

    he used to go beagling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As we have heard, nor, I think, really does beagling take place as far as I can gather in order to cull hares.
    • This means that all forms of hare hunting - beagling, harrying and hare coursing - will be illegal in Northern Ireland.
    • As well as playing golf Steve has a passionate interest in beagling and was no mean footballer.
    • After the recent revelations of Marlborough College boys involved in twice-a-week beagling, clearly it is time to close the loopholes in the Hunting Bill and put it forward as a total ban on live animal hunting.
    • He was interested in gardening, literature, music, cricket, polo, fox hunting, and beagling.
    • Unlike some of your recent correspondents I shall be saddened to see the law banning not just fox hunting, but also stag and mink hunting, hare coursing and beagling come into place in February.
    • And 77-year-old Trevor Masters, of Summerbridge, who has been beagling for 60 years said: ‘Hunting rabbits will not be the same.’

Derivatives

  • beagler

  • noun
    • An avid gardener and beagler, he showed his field trial dogs throughout eastern North America with great success.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most knowledgeable beaglers know what the dogs are doing and regardless of how you score the dogs, a lot of it is still within sight of the whole cast.
      • The beaglers I used to run across South Yorkshire with were mostly unemployed and retired foundry workers from Sheffield's steelworks.
      • This ensured that the beaglers could not use the traditional Wiltshire Police tactic of letting the hunt drive away while holding sabs up.
      • To some small game hunters, the removal of rabbits and hares from the wild by beaglers may appear as inconsistent regulations benefiting a select group.
      • I've only been in the rabbit business for a few short years - trust me, I'm still a rookie beagler, but I learn something new every time I take them out or train a new puppy.
      • Following roll call and rolling of the numbers, beaglers headed to the field for a fine day of beagling.
      • Many of these individual beaglers purchase walking boots and clothes specially for their sport and cumulatively generate a significant increase in takings when meets take place at village pubs.
      • For the dedicated beaglers who have read this page, there is no entity called the Oak Ridge Beagle Club.
      • Friday around noon beaglers from across the country start showing up ready to trade dogs and swap lies.
      • In the same way beaglers enjoy running with the dogs.
      • Also, the beaglers knew where the better digging soil was, and kept us away from the dry slopes.

Origin

Late 15th century: perhaps from Old French beegueule 'open-mouthed', from beer 'open wide' + gueule 'throat'.

Rhymes

eagle, illegal, legal, paralegal, regal, spread eagle, viceregal
 
 

Definition of beagle in US English:

beagle

nounˈbēɡəlˈbiɡəl
  • A small sturdy hound of a breed with a coat of medium length, bred especially for hunting.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Huntsmen from as far away Middletown joined others from Limerick and Kerry with a large pack of beagles.
    • Like the panthers, and lion, and jaguars, there are huskies, beagles, greyhounds, danes, rottweiler, and a few others.
    • Animal rights activists are set to launch a legal campaign against the Home Office over its examination of welfare standards at a centre which breeds beagles for medical research.
    • His daughter, Elizabeth I, often took beagles to the hunting field in baskets attached to the horses' saddles.
    • Another Doberman, two beagles, a chihuahua, a Finnish spitz, a Westie and a retriever will also be travelling up with their owners to the competition on March 6 to 9.
    • Jake's dad has two twin little girls with red hair, and a little beagle for a dog.
    • Like most dogs, beagles are capable of detecting many different types of odors.
    • It is regarded by many as the most prestigious fell hound show there is, with classes for beagles, harriers, Jack Russell's and terriers.
    • The date is also traditionally the first day of hunting meets and foxhounds, lurchers, greyhounds, beagles, minkhounds, terriers and other hunting dogs will all be taken along to Higham.
    • Because beagles were bred as a pack animals, they are inclined to get along well with other dogs - and with cats, too.
    • The guard's interrogatory was cut short as a beagle began tearing at his trouser leg.
    • We therefore investigated the allelic variations of the DRD4 gene in the beagle and Shetland sheepdog, as well as in the golden retriever and shiba.
    • Areas of disagreement is that the impact of hunting with hounds and beagles, we are not actually quite clear whether they have any significant impact on hare numbers overall.
    • It will then be compared to small amounts of sequence from 10 to 20 other breeds, including the beagle, to study genetic variation within the canine species.
    • The beagles and hounds would have to be killed and all you animal rights people out there would never be happy.
    • Gun dogs, beagles, carriage horses and staghounds are highly trained and strictly controlled: they are also meticulously presented and in a certain measure put on display.
    • For example, the beagle is a hunting dog and was trained to bark when it spotted the prey.
    • Our beagle mix puppy is almost two, so I'm running out of time to blame this on ‘puppyhood.’
    • I visited New York recently and on landing at Newark airport was taken through a customs hall where a beagle dog was eagerly examining luggage.
    • They released their hounds by a wood, and soon the dogs had picked up the trail of a fox; a beagle sounded the alarm and the rest of the dogs came running, keeping the trail fresh.
    Synonyms
    informant

Origin

Late 15th century: perhaps from Old French beegueule ‘open-mouthed’, from beer ‘open wide’ + gueule ‘throat’.

 
 
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