"curs" in Chinese (Traditional)
雜種狗野狗
Definition
「Cur」指沒有特定品種的狗,通常是雜種狗或流浪狗。有時也用來侮辱人,指壞心腸或膽小的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「Cur」在現代英語口語中很少見,多用於文學或古典語境。用來罵人時語氣很重。現在形容狗多用“stray dog”或“mutt”。
Examples
The cur barked loudly outside the house.
**雜種狗**在屋外大聲叫。
People avoided the dirty cur in the alley.
人們避開了巷子裡髒兮兮的**野狗**。
He called the traitor a cowardly cur.
他叫那個叛徒懦弱的**雜種狗**。
Don’t mind that old cur. He always chases cars but never catches one.
別理那隻老**雜種狗**。牠總是追車,但從沒追到過。
Only a real cur would betray his friends for money.
只有真正的**雜種狗**才會為了錢背叛朋友。
Back in the day, the streets were full of noisy curs after dark.
以前天黑後街道上到處都是吵鬧的**野狗**。