新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dog

英  [dɒg]
    
美  [dɔːg]

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • dogs

    1[C 可数名词]

    A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog.

    双语例句

    例:

    The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.

    英国人以爱狗著称。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • dog eat dog

    1相互倾轧

    You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so.

    近义词

    cut-throat

    双语例句

    例:

    It is very much dog eat dog out there.

    那简直就是自相倾轧。

  • go to the dogs

    1衰落

    If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality.

    双语例句

    例:

    They sit doing nothing while the country goes to the dogs.

    他们坐视整个国家衰落下去。

    VERB. 动词
  • dogs , dogging , dogged

    1[T 及物动词] (问题、伤病等)长期困扰

    If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time.

    双语例句

    例:

    His career has been dogged by bad luck.

    他的职业生涯厄运不断。