dogs

1.[c]狗；犬an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example hunting or guarding buildings. There are many types of dog , some of which are wild.

4.[c](informal)蹩脚货；失败a thing of low quality; a failure

6.[c](informal)（尤用于形容词后）家伙，小人，无赖used, especially after an adjective, to describe a man who has done sth bad

a dog and pony show

（为公关或促销而举行的）造势活动an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy sth

(a case of) dog eat dog

残酷无情的竞争；损人利己的角逐；相互残杀a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed

a dog in the manger

占马槽的狗a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want

a dogs breakfast/dinner

乱七八糟；一团糟a thing that has been done badly

a dogs life

悲惨的生活；牛马不如的生活an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment

every dog has his/its day

人人皆有得意时everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life

give a dog a bad name

恶名难洗；名声一毁，万难挽回when a person already has a bad reputation, it is difficult to change it because others will continue to blame or suspect him/her

go to the dogs

败落；大不如前to get into a very bad state

not have a dogs chance

毫无机会；绝无可能to have no chance at all

why keep a dog and bark yourself?

既然有人代劳，何必自己操劳if sb can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself

1.~ sb/sth（长期）困扰，折磨，纠缠to cause you trouble for a long time

2.~ sb/sth跟踪；尾随to follow sb closely

1.【动】犬,狗

2.【动】雄性的犬科动物

3.〈口〉(...样的)家伙,常用于形容词后

4.〈侮辱〉卑鄙的人,无赖

5.〈侮辱〉丑妇

6.〈非正式〉废物;不成材的人;没用的人

7.【食】〈口〉热狗

8.【机】卡爪

9.〈方,非正式〉告密者,告发者,多用于澳大利亚英语

10.(炉中的)铁架

11.〈非正式,方〉(人的)双脚

12.〈俚,非正式,方〉犬类运动会,多用于英式英语

1.笼罩在...心头;弄得...狼狈不堪;被...困扰

2.盯梢,尾随,跟踪

3.用钩抓住

4.〈非正式,方〉不断地批评

1.[Animal]an animal kept as a pet, for guarding buildings, or for hunting. A young dog is called a puppy

2.[Animal]a male dog or a male animal that belongs to the same group of animals as dogs, such as a male wolf or fox

3.used for describing a person of a particular type

4.an unpleasant man

5.someone who is not attractive, especially a woman

6.something that is of bad quality or very unsuccessful

7.[Food]a hot dog

8.[Mechanical Engineering]a device for gripping or holding things

9.someone who gives information about people to the police or to another authority, mainly used in Australian English

10.one of a pair of iron or brass utensils placed one on each side of a fireplace to support burning wood

11.feet

12.a sports event consisting of a series of races for dogs

1.to cause trouble for someone over a long period of time

2.to follow someone closely in a way that annoys them

3.to grip or hold something firmly with a mechanical device

4.to criticize someone in a continuous and annoying way, mainly used in American English