4dog eat dogGETwhen people compete against each other and will do anything to get what they want 残酷无情的竞争
It’s a dog eat dog world out there.
外面是个人吃人的世界。
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dog eat dog• The medialeadyoung people to believe that we live in a dog-eat-dog world.
5.be going to the dogsinformalWORSE if a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is getting worse and will be difficult to improve 〔国家或机构〕每况愈下,趋于衰败;一蹶不振
6dishonest 不诚实 informal not polite an offensive word for an unpleasant or dishonest man 讨厌的家伙;不老实的东西
You dirty dog!
你这不老实的东西!
7a dog’s lifespokenDIFFICULT a life that is difficult and unpleasant, with very little pleasure 苦难的生活,猪狗不如的生活
His wife’s a nag who leads him a dog’s life (=makes his life unpleasant).
他老婆是个唠叨鬼,把他的日子搞得苦不堪言。
8make a dog’s breakfast of somethingDO BADLYBritish EnglishBrE informal to do something very badly 把某事弄得一团糟
The orchestra made a complete dog’s breakfast of the fourth movement.
这支管弦乐队把第四乐章演奏得一塌糊涂。
9a dog’s dinnerDCWAY/MANNERBritish EnglishBrE informal something that is meant to be impressive or fashionable but that other people think is not 花里胡哨,俗艳
She was dressed up like a dog’s dinner.
她打扮得俗艳不堪。
10.not have a dog’s chanceBritish EnglishBrE informalCHANCE/OPPORTUNITY to have no chance of being successful 毫无成功的机会,毫无希望
11.every dog has its/his dayNOTICEused to say that even the most unimportant person has a time in their life when they are successful and important 凡人皆有得意日
12.like a dog with two tailsBritish EnglishBrE informal very pleased and happy because something good has happened 〔因发生了好事情而〕非常高兴,极开心
13.a dog in the mangersomeone who cannot have or does not need something, but does not want anyone else to have it 占着茅坑不拉屎的人
15.poor quality 劣质BADAmerican EnglishAmE informal something that is of very poorquality 质量极差的东西
16.dog and pony showAmerican EnglishAmE an event that has only been organized so that people can admire it and think that it is impressive, not for any realpurpose 装门面的活动,纯粹为了炫耀的活动
17.be the dog’s bollocksBritish EnglishBrE informal a very rudeexpression used to say that something is very good 真他妈的棒〔粗鲁的表达法〕
18.put on the dogBOASTAmerican EnglishAmE old-fashioned to pretend to be richer, more clever etc than you really are 装阔气;故作聪明
19.the dogsDSODGGBritish EnglishBrE informal a sports event consisting of a series of races for dogs 赛狗
ADJECTIVE | ... OF DOGS | VERB + DOG | DOG + VERB | DOG + NOUNADJECTIVE➤domestic, family, pet家犬;寵物狗▸➤stray流浪狗▸➤feral, wild野狗▸➤pedigree, pure-bred (especially NAmE) 純種狗▸➤mongrel雜種狗▸➤lap, toy叭兒狗; ( 供玩賞的 ) 小種狗◇The lady was kissing a little lap dog.那個婦人在親吻一隻小叭兒狗。➤puppy (oftenfigurative, especially NAmE) 小狗;幼犬◇He looked at me with puppy-dog eyes.他用溫和的眼神看着我。➤faithful, friendly忠誠的狗;友善的狗▸➤good, well-behaved, well-trained好狗;規矩的狗;訓練有素的狗▸➤bad令人不快的狗◇Bad dog! What are you doing there?可惡的狗,你在那兒幹什麼 ?➤dangerous, fierce, savage, vicious危險的狗;兇猛的狗;烈性犬;兇惡的狗➤junkyard (NAmE, figurative) 垃圾狗;喪家之犬◇election lawyers who are mean as junkyard dogs像垃圾狗一樣卑劣的競選律師➤mad, rabid瘋狗;患狂犬病的狗▸➤mangy患疥癬的狗▸➤show用於參展評比的狗◇Rex was a champion show dog.雷克斯是一條參展的冠軍犬。➤working役用犬➤bird, gun, hound, hunting捕鳥獵犬;獵犬➤sled拉雪撬的狗➤guide, Seeing Eye dog™ (NAmE) 導盲犬◇The labrador is being trained to be a guide dog for the blind.這條拉布拉多犬正被訓練為導盲犬。➤police警犬➤bomb-sniffing, cadaver, drug-sniffing, sniffer, tracker搜彈犬;尋屍犬;緝毒犬;嗅探犬;循跡追踪犬◇Sniffer dogs were used to find the drugs.出動了嗅探犬尋找毒品。➤attack, fighting攻擊犬;鬥狗➤guard看門狗➤rescue救生犬➤farm農場犬▸➤top (oftenfigurative) 最好的狗;最強者◇The team wanted to prove that they were top dogs in the region.該隊想證明他們是區內最好的。... OF DOGS➤pack一群狗VERB + DOG➤have, keep, own養狗◇The dog's owner was banned from keeping dogs for five years.那位狗主人被禁止養狗 5 年。➤breed飼養狗◇These dogs were bred to hunt small animals.這些狗養着用來捕獵小動物。➤train訓練狗◇He's trained his dog to sit on the back of his bike.他訓練他的狗坐在自行車後座上。➤feed餵狗▸➤take for a walk, walk帶狗散步;遛狗◇I'm just going to walk the dog.我正準備遛狗去。➤pet, stroke (especially BrE) 愛撫狗;撫摸狗▸➤neuter, spay (especially NAmE) 閹割狗◇We didn't want puppies so we had the dog neutered.我們不想要小狗,就把狗閹了。➤worm使狗滋生寄生蟲◇The stray dogs are wormed and treated with flea powder.流浪狗滋生了寄生蟲,用了滅蚤粉治療。➤muzzle給狗戴口套▸➤destroy, put down, put to sleep(人道地)毀滅狗◇A dog that bit a five-year-old child was later destroyed.那條咬了一名 5 歲兒童的狗後來被人道地處理掉了。◇We recently had to put our dog to sleep.最近我們不得不對我們的狗實施安樂死。DOG + VERB➤bark, bay, howl, pant, whine狗吠叫/嚎叫/吼叫/喘氣/哀叫◇The dog barked loudly at the stranger.狗對着那個陌生人狂吠。➤growl, snarl狗咆哮;狗齜牙吠叫➤yap, yelp狗汪汪叫;狗大叫◇The little dogs were yapping at my ankles.小狗崽衝着我的腳脖子汪汪叫。➤run, scamper, walk狗奔跑;狗亂蹦亂跳;狗走動➤bound, leap狗跳躍◇The dog bounded up to me and started licking my hand.狗朝我跳上來,開始舔我的手。➤roam (sth), wander (sth)狗(在⋯)閒蕩◇Stray dogs roamed the streets at night.流浪狗晚上在街上遊蕩。➤attack sb/sth, go for sb/sth (BrE) 狗攻擊⋯;狗襲擊⋯◇The dog went for him and bit him twice on the leg.那條狗撲向他,在他腿上咬了兩口。➤bite sb/sth, snap狗咬⋯;狗撕咬(⋯)➤maul sb/sth, savage sb/sth (especially BrE) 狗撕咬⋯;狗兇猛地攻擊⋯▸➤lick狗舔▸➤chew sth, chew sth up, gnaw sth, gnaw at sth狗咀嚼某物;狗啃某物◇The dog chewed up one of my shoes.狗把我的一隻鞋咬得粉碎。◇A dog was gnawing at an old bone.一條狗正在啃一塊老骨頭。➤sniff狗嗅◇A dog was sniffing around my heels.一條狗在我的腳跟周圍嗅來嗅去。➤prick up its ears, wag its tail狗豎起耳朵;狗搖尾巴▸➤scratch狗抓撓◇The dog was scratching at the door to be let in.狗在抓門想進來。➤foul sth (BrE) 狗排便弄髒⋯◇Owners who allow their dogs to foul the footpath will be fined.主人若放任狗在人行道上排便將受處罰。DOG + NOUN➤basket狗籃▸➤biscuit, food狗食餅乾;狗食▸➤collar狗項圈➤lead, leash (especially NAmE) 狗鏈;拴狗皮帶▸➤dirt, excrement (formal) , faeces/feces (formal) , mess, poo, turd狗屎;狗糞▸➤breeder, handler, lover, owner, trainer, walker養狗人;馴狗員;愛狗者;狗主人;馴狗師;遛狗者➤catcher, warden捕狗人;看狗人◇The dog warden rounds up stray dogs and takes them to the pound until claimed.看狗人把流浪狗聚攏在一起,帶到待領場等人認領。➤fight鬥狗▸➤pound狗隻待領場▸➤show狗展覽▸➤racing賽狗▸➤track賽狗場◇Races have been held at this dog track for seventy years.這個場地用來賽狗已經 70 年了。➤park (NAmE) 狗公園