greyhound

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n. 快速船

发音

其它 /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/

词形变化

greyhounds 复数 greyhounds greyhounded greyhounding greyhounds 三单 greyhounding 现在分词 greyhounded 过去式 greyhounded 过去分词

别名

grayhound

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.

    过时
  2. 2.

    A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

    灰猎犬

    灰狗

    灵𤟥

  3. 3.

    A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.

v.
  1. 1.

    To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

hound racer hound dog

下位词 2

Italian greyhound whippet

相关短语

greyhound racing 赛狗 Persian Greyhound Italian greyhound 意大利灵缇犬 Arabian Greyhound

词源

From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.

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