590 |
good condition
I
can’t play—I’ve got a dodgy
knee. $cXfifclkT — Refill iitB 7€ io o The marriage had been distinctly dodgy for
a long time.
3 involving risk, danger
or difficulty p& (Hj; ;
ffi : If
you get into any dodgy situations, call me.
#Q
dodo /'daudeu; NAmE 'doudou/
noun
{pi. -os) 1 a large bird that
could not fly and that is now extinct
(= no longer exists) (
stupid
person MA fT»T71 see dead ad/'.
DOE /,di:
au 'i:; NAmE ou/
abbr. Department of Energy (the
(mm)mmM
doe /dau; NAmE
dou/
noun a female deer,
rabbit or hare #|ig; — compare buck(2),
hind, stag
doer /'duia(r)/ noun
(approving) a person who does
things rather than thinking or talking about them m A #JA; We need fewer
organizers
and more doers. 01111,
does /dAz/
odo1
doesn’t /'dAznt/
short
form does not doff /dnf; A/Amf da:f; do:f/ verb, ad/'.
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verb
[VN] (old-fashioned) to
take off your hat, especially to show respect for sb/sth ]$, ( iff ) klM adj. (SAfrE, informal) stupid
dog 0-w /dug; NAmE do:g/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [C] 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. ; A: I took the dog for a
walk, icif A T 0 of could hear a dog
barking. He n/f 3\ AA/^o o dog food
o guard
dogs 0 a dog
and her puppies — see also guide
DOG, GUN DOG, HEARING DOG, LAPDOG, PRAIRIE DOG,
SHEEPDOG, SNIFFER DOG, TRACKER DOG 2
[C] a male dog, fox or wolf ; AJU; A 31 —compare bitch(I) 3 the dogs [pi.] (BrE, informal) greyhound racing |f 3&J;M. 4 [C] (informal, especially NAmE) a
thing of low quality; a failure SUP]*; AHA Her last movie was an absolute dog. jfcfe — IB®#®! 18; #6 & T ° 5 [C]
(informal)
an
offensive way of describing a woman who is not considered attractive Rfc A 6 [C]
(informal, disapproving) used,
especially after an adjective, to describe a man who has done sth bad ( X^RM^-Mlo ) MIX, /j>A, : Vou
dirty dog/ jft & AT eS:! —
see also
HOT DOG, SHAGGY-DOG STORY, TOP DOG, WATCHDOG
IB1B1 (a case of) ,dog eat dog 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 MAHJBlMM;
I’m afraid in this line of work it’s a case of dog eat
dog.
Wo 0 We’re operating in a dog-eat-dog world. IS Cl Ji 7E — X fk
Si % #■
tft If MalJS.0 a ,dog in the ’manger a person who stops other people from
enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want £ Qj If
a dog’s ’breakfast/’dinner (BrE, informal) a thing that has been done badly
life, full of problems or unfair treatment T1# (ft A
fS; A R X (ft A every dog has his/its ’day (saying) everyone has good luck
or success at some point in their life AA^tiiit
give a dog a bad ’name (saying) when a person already has a bad reputation, it is
difficult to change it because others will continue to blame or suspect him/her
3S 45 )ft ; 45 ^ , Af
[U go to the ’dogs (NAmE also go to hell in
a hand- basket) (informal)
to
get into a very bad state -M; A X ttf: This firm’s gone to
the dogs since the new management took over. £ §fr SAMS: TUI
A B iHitllfco not have a ’dog’s chance to have no chance at
all ^A3/1 A; A T
it: He hasn’t a dog’s
chance of passing the exam.
why keep a ,dog and bark your’self? (informal,
saying)
if sb can do a task for
you, there is no point in doing it yourself —
more at hair,
RAIN V., SICK adj., SLEEP V., TAIL n., TEACH
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verb (-gg-) [VN] 1 (of a problem
or bad luck ^0
to cause you trouble for
a long time ( R.M ) Hr
H, i\\ H: He
had been dogged by bad health all his life.
II
to follow sb closely % Rt: She had the impression that someone was dogging
her steps. M/iMTfA
’dog
biscuit noun a small hard
biscuit fed to dogs $Jllt
dog box /’dngbDks; NAmE ’do:gba:ks/ noun ITTTTTl be in the ’dogbox (SAfrE) = be in the doghouse at doghouse
dog-catcher /’dDgkaetJa(r); NAmE ’do:g-/ noun (NAmE)
= DOG WARDEN
’dog
collar noun 1 a collar
for a dog $J ffl
2
(informal) a stiff white collar fastened at the back and worn by
some Christian priests ( TIR A M IF &(J )
’dog
days noun [pi.] the hottest
period of the year
A;
’dog-eared
adj. (of a book A) used
so much that the corners of many of the pages are turned down # M
W; ISIBTlft
, dog-’end noun (BrE, informal) the end of a cigarette that has been
smoked
dog-fight /’dngfait; NAmE ’do:g-/ noun 1 a fight between
aircraft in which they fly around close to each other ( |2a struggle between two
people or groups in order to
win sth #-4-; ST; MSc
3
dog fight a fight between dogs,
especially one that is
arranged illegally, for
entertainment (Alt#
►
dog-fight ing noun [U]
dog-fish /’dugfif; NAmE ’do:g-/ noun (pi. dog-fish) a small shark (- an aggressive sea fish with
very sharp teeth) 36jM ( *£!*&, )
dog ged /’dDgid; NAmE ’do:g-/ adj. [usually before noun] (approving) showing determination; not giving up
easily SZO
tenacious : dogged
determination/persistence i® 3S iA; b I Wifi o their dogged
defence of the city WAP./j AA ► dog-
ged-ly adv. cm tenaciously dog-ged-ness noun [U] C=PI71 TENACITY
dog-gerel /’dngarol; NAmE ’do:g-/ noun [U] poetry that is badly written or ridiculous,
sometimes because the writer has not intended it to be serious HPi#; fTvft i#;
ili#
doggo /'dngau; NAmE ’doigou/ adv. lie ~ (old-fashioned, informal) to lie still and quiet, so that other
people will not notice you HAIr
dog-gone I'dogxm; NAmE ’doiggoin/ adj. [only before noun]
adv., exclamation (NAmE, informal) used to show that
you are annoyed or surprised ( vtA&A Where’s the doggone
key?
ILASPJLA 7 ?
0 Don’t drive so doggone fast,
J*
AI&Bfo 0 Well, doggone it! doggy /’dngi; NAmE ’doigi/ noun, adj. m noun (also dog-gie) (pi. -ies) (informal) a child’s word for a dog ( JLi£ ) /MfiJ, ?f?£, m*)
»adj. [only before noun] of or like a dog — #
W: a doggy smell —
f|£36j
’doggy
bag (also
’doggie bag) noun (informal) a bag for taking home any food that is
left after a meal in a restaurant mM$i ( )
’doggy-paddle
noun = dog-paddle ’dog handler noun a police officer
who works with a trained dog WAilllISM
dog-house /’dnghaus; NAmE ’do:g-/ noun (NAmE) = kennel(I) IT7m be in the doghouse (informal, NAmE, BrE) if you are in the doghouse, sb
is annoyed with you because of sth that you have done XW
ffi;
dogie /’daugi; NAmE ’dougi/ noun (NAmE) a young cow that has lost its mother