释义 |
shaggy-dog BrE /ˌʃægi ˈdɒg/ NAmE /-ˈdɔːg/ ●a ˌshaggy-ˈdog story (informal) a long, complicated story or joke, which has no proper ending and is not very funny 冗长无趣的故事(或笑话)◆He told us this joke, which turned out to be a shaggy-dog story, and I hate those! 他给我们讲了个又臭又长、一点也不好笑的笑话,我很厌烦。 ORIGIN This expression comes from the subject of one particular story of this kind, a dog with long, untidy ( shaggy) hair. 这个表达法源于此类故事中的典型主题,即一条邋遢的长毛狗。 |