Nothing was stirring except a brindled, grey cat, which crept from the ashes, and saluted me with a querulous mew.

除了一只有斑纹的灰猫从灰堆上爬起来，冲我不满的喵了一声外，真是万象具静啊。

youdao

Boston terrier: any of a breed of small dogs originating in New England as a cross between a bull terrier and a bull dog and having a smooth, brindled or black coat with white markings.

波士顿狗：一种原产于新英格兰的小狗，是牛头和牛头犬的杂交品种，具有光滑的、有斑纹的或黑色的带白斑的皮毛。

youdao

This was a sop to government who constantly brindled under what they no doubt saw as too much credit agency power.

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