dog

1. N-COUNT A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. 狗

The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers. 英国人以爱狗著称。

2. N-COUNT People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. 蹩脚货[美国英语] [非正式]

It's a real dog. 这是个不折不扣的蹩脚货。

3. V-T If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. (问题、伤病等) 长期困扰

His career has been dogged by bad luck. 他的职业生涯厄运不断。

4. →see also dogged

5. PHRASE You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so. 相互倾轧[表不满]

It is very much dog eat dog out there. 那简直就是自相倾轧。

6. PHRASE If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. 衰落[非正式]

They sit doing nothing while the country goes to the dogs. 他们坐视整个国家衰落下去。