"mutt" in Chinese (Traditional)
雜種狗混血狗
Definition
指非純種的狗,通常是多種狗種混種。有時也可以非正式地形容人是傻子,但主要是指狗。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Mutt' 是口語用詞,可表現親暱或輕蔑,視語境而定。和 'stray'(流浪狗)不同,'mutt' 強調狗不是純種。有時指人時語氣較開玩笑,但也可能冒犯。
Examples
The little mutt followed me home from school.
那隻小**雜種狗**從學校一路跟著我回家。
They adopted a cute mutt from the animal shelter.
他們從動物收容所領養了一隻可愛的**雜種狗**。
That mutt is always barking at the mailman.
那隻**雜種狗**總是對郵差叫。
Don't judge a mutt by its looks—some of the smartest dogs aren't purebred.
別用外表判斷**雜種狗**——有些最聰明的狗並不是純種的。
Our old mutt may not win awards, but he's family.
我們家的老**雜種狗**也許不會得獎,但牠就是家人。
He called his friend a mutt for forgetting his own birthday, but he was just joking.
他因朋友忘了自己生日就叫他**雜種狗**,只是開玩笑。