junkyard dog

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

junkyard dogs 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aggressive dog which guards a scrapyard or junkyard.

  2. 2.

    An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor.

    习语 引申义

    Badder than old King Kong / And meaner than a junkyard dog

  3. 3.

    A hot dog laden with toppings, such as onions, pineapple, or chili.

词源

From junkyard + dog. The literal sense was popularized by the song Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (1973) by Jim Croce (see citation below).

来源：wiktionary