yellow dog的意思是指黄狗;一种黄色的狗;通常指金毛寻回犬或拉布拉多犬等品种。
yellow发音:英 [ˈjeləʊ]美 [ˈjeloʊ];释义指黄色。dog发音:英 [dɒɡ]美 [dɔːɡ]。释义是指 狗,犬。
在英语中“yellow”一词多指“胆怯、懦弱”。而yellow dog 在俚语中有引申义,指的是“卑鄙的人,懦夫,小人”。就像lucky dog指的是幸运的人一样,dog指代的是人,而不是狗。yellow dog是一句英语俚语,用来形容卑鄙的小人。
相关例句
1、He is really a yellow dog.
他真是个卑鄙的小人。
2、Across the garden, the big yellow dog snorted and made digging motions with his PAWS.
花园里,大黄狗喷着鼻息,不断的用爪子刨着地。
3、He is a yellow dog, and nobody would like to get along with him.
他是个卑鄙小人,没有人愿意和他相处。
4、They saw a yellow dog run out from behind the door.
他们看见一只大黄狗从门后跑了出来。
5、The yellow dog at home is coming up and gaily around three people jump.
家中的大黄迎上来,欢快地绕着仨人跳跃。