Dictionary entry
dirty dog
noun
卑鄙小人，坏蛋
a contemptible or despicable person
坏蛋；卑鄙龌龊的人；卑鄙小人
In use
He cheated his way to the top and got caught—what a dirty dog.
That dirty dog spread lies about me to everyone in the office.
I thought he was my friend, but he stole my project idea—such a dirty dog.
[subject] be a dirty dog
He is a dirty dog for betraying his friends.
他背叛朋友，真是个卑鄙小人。
that dirty dog [verb phrase]
That dirty dog stole my wallet.
那个坏蛋偷了我的钱包。
call [someone] a dirty dog
She called him a dirty dog after he cheated.
他作弊后，她骂他是卑鄙小人。
Common mistakes
He is dirty dog.He is a dirty dog.
中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏不定冠词'a'，但英语中可数名词单数前必须加冠词。
The dirty dog needs a bath.That guy is a dirty dog.
学习者将'dirty dog'按字面理解为'脏狗'，实际是俚语，指'卑鄙小人'，只能用于人。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.