英语词汇“dingo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dingo

/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ

noun (plural dingoes or dingos)

1A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia.

Canis dingo, family Canidae.

Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock....

The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea.
Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog.

2Australian informal A cowardly or treacherous person.

verb (dingoes, dingoing; past dingoed) [no object]

Australian /NZ informal Behave in a cowardly manner: he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve [with object]: you have dingoed it on every occasion...

I complied with their decision, but I have always felt that I dingoed it.
It would look like we'd dingoed it if we transferred now.
You ain't dingoing it, are you? You can't toss in the towel now.

Phrases

dingo's breakfast

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu 'domesticated dingo'; sense 2 of the noun dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo.

单词	dingo
释义	dingo /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ / noun (plural dingoes or dingos) 1A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia. Canis dingo, family Canidae. Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock.... The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea. Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog. 2Australian informal A cowardly or treacherous person. verb (dingoes, dingoing; past dingoed) [no object] Australian /NZ informal Behave in a cowardly manner: he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve [with object]: you have dingoed it* on every occasion... I complied with their decision, but I have always felt that I dingoed it. It would look like we'd dingoed it if we transferred now. You ain't dingoing it, are you? You can't toss in the towel now. Phrases dingo's breakfast Origin Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu* 'domesticated dingo'; sense 2 of the noun dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo. Rhymes bingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo
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