dog /dɒɡ/ CET4 TEM4 ( dogging, dogged, dogs )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. 狗

  例：

  The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.

  英国人以爱狗著称。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. 蹩脚货 [美国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  It's a real dog.

  这是个不折不扣的蹩脚货。

• 3. 

  V-T If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. (问题、伤病等) 长期困扰

  例：

  His career has been dogged by bad luck.

  他的职业生涯厄运不断。

• 4. 

  → see also dogged

• 5. 

  PHRASE You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so. 相互倾轧 [表不满]

  例：

  It is very much dog eat dog out there.

  那简直就是自相倾轧。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. 衰落 [非正式]

  例：

  They sit doing nothing while the country goes to the dogs.

  他们坐视整个国家衰落下去。