Greyhound
['gre'haʊnd]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog.
手打:蒙塔古--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments.
編輯:奥斯本
解釋/意思:
n. a tall and slender dog kept for the chase with great powers of speed and great keenness of sight.
埃罗尔校對
娱乐性解釋/意思：
A greyhound is a fortunate object to see in your dream. If it is following a young girl, you will be surprised with a legacy from unknown people. If a greyhound is owned by you, it signifies friends where enemies were expected.
克莱奥校對
例句/造句/用法:
- How did the Greyhound Get His Name? 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- There are several varieties, as the Irish greyhound, the Scottish, the Russian, the Italian and the Turkish. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- I'll go over to Huddleston, that I will, and see his black greyhound, Mrs. Crawley; and I'll run Lancelot against him for fifty. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Her cross-grained pet greyhound was in the room, and I fully expected a barking and snapping reception. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Miss Fairlie's little Italian greyhound was lying on the rug. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- As he opened the door the cross-grained greyhound poked out her sharp muzzle from under the sofa, and barked and snapped at him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Two large shaggy dogs, half greyhound half mastiff, stood ready to rush upon the traveller as soon as the door should be opened. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Or a Persian greyhound, eh? 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The largest and in many respects the highest type of marine architecture is to be found in the modern ocean greyhound for transatlantic trade. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Look at the race and dray-horse, or at the greyhound and mastiff. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- In 1852 the United States mail steamer Arctic, of the Collins line, was regarded as the greyhound of the Atlantic, her time being 9 days, 17 hours and 12 minutes. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The common greyhound is of an elegant make of body, and is universally known as the fleetest of dogs. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Views of an ox trotting, a wild bull on the charge, greyhounds and deer running and birds flying in mid-air were shown, also athletes in various positions. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Two greyhounds, in running down the same hare, have sometimes the appearance of acting in some sort of concert. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The lovers of the chase say that the hare feels more agony during the pursuit of the greyhounds, than when she is struggling in their fangs. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
編輯:雷金纳德