词组 | dog |
释义 | dog /dɒɡ $ dɒːɡ/ noun a common animal with four legs, fur, and a tail. Dogs are kept as pets or trained to guard places, find drugs etcadjectives/nouns + doga pet dog (=that you keep in your house) Some owners give their pet dogs too much food.a family dog (=that belongs to a family) Labradors make a great family dog.a wild dog Packs of wild dogs roamed the countryside.a stray dog (=a pet dog that is lost) He was always bringing home stray dogs.a guide dog BrE a seeing eye dog AmE (=trained to guide a blind person) No dogs except guide dogs are allowed in the store.a guard dog (=trained to guard a building) The guard dog growled at him.a police dog (=trained to help the police) Police dogs helped in the search for the missing child.a sniffer dog BrE (=trained to find drugs or bombs) Police and sniffer dogs have become a regular presence at the airport.a dangerous dog There have been several tragic cases of young children being attacked by dangerous dogs.A young dog is called a puppy. A female dog is sometimes called a bitch, especially in British English.dog + verbsa dog barks (=makes short loud sounds) The dog barks every time someone comes to the door.a dog yaps (=barks – used of small dogs) A little dog was yapping at her heels.a dog growls (=makes a long deep angry sound) The dog growled at me as I walked towards it.a dog snarls (=shows its teeth and makes an angry sound) When a dog snarls, it is threatening attack.a dog whines (=makes a long high sound because it is unhappy or in pain) I could hear the dogs whining outside the door.a dog howls (=makes a long loud sound like a wolf) We knew something was wrong because the dogs were howling.a dog bites sb The dog bit me on the leg.a dog pants (=breathes quickly usually with its tongue hanging out) The dog was panting heavily beside her.a dog wags its tail (=moves its tail from side to side to show pleasure) The dog bounded towards me, wagging its tail.verbs + doghave a dog (=keep one as a pet) We have one dog and two cats.walk a dog/take a dog for a walk She loves walking her dogs on the beach.feed a dog Feeding a dog of that size costs a lot of money.train a dog (=teach it to do something) The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.dog + nounsdog food Ella opened a can of dog food.a dog owner Dog owners are responsible for controlling their animals.a dog lover (=someone who likes dogs) Britain is a nation of dog lovers.a dog walker (=someone who is taking a dog for a walk) The girl’s body was discovered by a local dog walker.a dog handler (=someone whose job is training and working with dogs) Dog handlers decided that the dog was dangerous and should be shot.a dog warden BrE (=someone whose job is to collect dogs who do not have owners) The council employs several dog wardens.a dog show (=a competition for the best dog) Crufts is the largest dog show in the world.dog dirt also dog poo informal (=waste from a dog’s bowels) There was dog dirt all over the grass.phrasesa breed of dog (=a type of dog) The corgi is a small breed of dog.a pack of dogs (=a group of wild dogs or stray dogs) There are packs of wild dogs in the mountains.Good dog! (=said to a dog when it obeys you) Sit! Good dog!Beware of the dog! (=a sign warning people that there is a dog inside a place) There was a sign on the gate saying ‘Beware of the dog!’ |
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