| 单词 | mutt |
| 释义 | mutt (once / 19634 pages) n A mutt is any dog that's a combination of different breeds, rather than one identifiable breed. Your beloved mutt might be as big as a Golden Retriever but with short, Corgi-like legs. Most dogs are mutts, and many of their owners are fine with the word mutt, despite the word's original implication of "inferior, mixed breed dog." Dogs called crossbreeds are deliberately bred to combine characteristics of two or more recognized breeds, while mutts — also known as mongrels — are the result of accidental mixing of breeds. In the late 1800s, mutt was a derogatory term meaning either "stupid person" or "stupid dog." WORD FAMILYmutt: mutts USAGE EXAMPLESThey have a successful ongoing kids program in “Mutt and Stuff” on Nickelodeon. Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) One day, in a fit of whimsy or cruelty, Isaac paints the words “crazy dog” on the back of a stray Jerusalem mutt. The New Yorker(Nov 13, 2016) He calls the other man “a pig,” ”an idiot” and “a mutt, who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Seattle Times(Nov 01, 2016) n an inferior dog or one of mixed breed Syn|Hypo|Hyper cur, mongrel feist, fice a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dogownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds |
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