单词 | sheepdog |
释义 | Related topics: Agriculture, Animals, Petssheep·dog /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ noun [countable] 1. TAHBAa dog that is trained to control sheep 牧羊犬2. DHPa dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep 牧羊犬〔指犬型〕 → Old English sheepdogExamples from the Corpussheepdog• He had seen a sheepdog trial in Cumbria: amazing creatures.• Moreover, the most difficult tricks to teach a sheepdog are those most removed from its ancestral hunting skills.• He had turned from a beer-bellied, ranting bear into a well-groomed, grumbling sheepdog.• I was returning along a path and, when passing an isolated croft, a man and his sheepdog emerged.• Surprisingly, relatively few women saw sheepdog work as a useful contribution they could make to the farm.• Lesson: never let an unfriendly sheepdog get behind you.sheep·dog nounChineseSyllable trained Corpus that is a sheep control dog to |
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