Dog

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.

name
  1. 1.

    The language supposedly spoken by dogs

    幽默
  2. 2.

    The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

  3. 3.

    Newcastle Brown Ale

    俚语
  4. 4.

    The Dog Star; Sirius.

    天文

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词源

The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign.

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