dog
- n. 狗；丑女人；卑鄙的人；(俚)朋友
- vt. 跟踪；尾随
词组搭配
dog and bone
(rhyming slang)a telephone
(谐俚)电话
dog eat dog
used to refer to a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
人吃人（指残酷无情的竞争）
New York is a dog-eat-dog society.
纽约是一个人吃人的社会。
dog in the manger
inclined to prevent others from having or using things that one does not need oneself
占马槽的狗；占着茅坑不拉屎
dog-and-pony show
(N. Amer.)an elaborate display or presentation
(北美)精心安排的盛大演出（或展示）
a dog's age
(N. Amer. informal)a very long time
(北美，非正式)好久；很长时间
the best I've seen in a dog's age.
很久以来我所见到的最好的。
dogs bark, but the caravans move on
(proverb)people may make a fuss, but it won't change the situation
(谚)狗虽叫，商队还是会继续前进；说者自说，我行我素
the dog's bollocks
(Brit. vulgar slang)a person or thing that is the best of its kind
(英，粗俚)最好的人（或物）
a dog's dinner (或 breakfast)
(Brit. informal)a poor piece of work; a mess
(英，非正式)干得很差的工作；一团糟
we &B{made a} real &B{dog's breakfast of it}.
我们把这事弄得真够糟的。
a dog's life
an unhappy existence, full of problems or unfair treatment
（充满问题和不公正待遇的）不愉快的生活
he &B{led} poor Amy &B{a dog's life}.
他让可怜的艾米过着不幸的生活。
the dogs of war
(poetic/literary)the havoc accompanying military conflict
(诗／文)战争浩劫
dressed (up) like a dog's dinner
(Brit. informal)wearing ridiculously smart or ostentatious clothes
(英，非正式)可笑地穿着时髦（或显摆）的衣服
every dog has his (或 its) day
(proverb)everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives
(谚)凡人皆有得意时
give a dog a bad name and hang him
(proverb)it's very difficult to lose a bad reputation, even if it's unjustified
(谚)欲加之罪，何患无辞；流言可畏