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Related topics: Petspup·py /ˈpʌpi/ ●●● S3 noun (plural puppies) [countable] 1 DHPa young dog 小狗,幼犬 a six-month-old puppy 一只六个月大的小狗2 this/that puppy American English spoken informal used instead of the name of a thing, especially when you do not know the name 这/那东西[玩意儿]〔尤指不知如何称呼时〕 How do you turn this puppy off? 怎么把这东西关掉?Examples from the Corpuspuppy• He slipped through the skylight and sat at her feet, small like a baby, sweet like a beloved puppy.• As a breeder, I give one week's supply of food with each puppy.• It was age, youthful high spirits, they were very young, like puppies really.• Use the lane and follow that puppy, that glove, up the road ta where it come from.• For the puppy I will never have.• Try to settle the puppy down here before going to bed.• Having made your choice, it is time to take your puppy home.Origin puppy (1400-1500) French poupée “doll, toy”, from an unrecorded poupe; → PUPPETpup·py nounChineseSyllable dog young Corpus a |