Word · Frequency #22065
doggy
小狗
informal term for a dog
- 1.
n informal terms for dogs
小狗儿；时髦的；装阔气的
小狗儿
In use
My little doggy loves to chase the ball in the park.
The children were excited to see three tiny doggies at the pet shop.
Could you feed the doggy while I'm away this weekend?
a doggy
名词用法，指小狗，常见于儿语或口语。
The little girl pointed at a doggy in the park.
小女孩指着公园里的一只小狗。
doggies
doggy 的复数形式。
We saw two doggies playing in the yard.
我们看见两只小狗在院子里玩耍。
look doggy
形容词用法，意为“时髦的、装阔气的”，常与系动词 look 或 be 连用。
He looks very doggy in his new suit.
他穿着新西装看起来很阔气。
Common mistakes
There are two doggys in the park.There are two doggies in the park.
doggy 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，变复数时应先把 y 改为 i，再加 es，因此复数是 doggies，而不是 doggys。
I saw doggy on the street.I saw a doggy on the street.
doggy 是可数名词单数，不能单独使用，需要加冠词 a/an 或限定词；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
The research paper discusses the welfare of doggies.The research paper discusses the welfare of dogs.
doggy 是口语、儿语用词（相当于“狗狗”），在正式学术或书面语中应改用规范的 dog，否则显得不正式。
Connections
Collocations
- good doggy
- 乖狗狗
- Who's a good doggy? You are!谁是乖狗狗呀？是你！
- little doggy
- 小狗
- The little doggy is sleeping in its basket.小狗正在篮子里睡觉。
- walk the doggy
- 遛狗
- I walk the doggy every morning before work.我每天上班前遛狗。
- feed the doggy
- 喂狗
- Remember to feed the doggy before you leave.离开前记得喂狗。
Idioms & figurative uses
- doggy bag
- 剩菜打包袋Can I get a doggy bag for the rest of this?剩下的这些菜能帮我打包带走吗？
- doggy paddle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
doggy 就是在 dog（狗）后面加个亲昵的 -y，像叫“狗狗”一样，听起来更可爱，意思是“小狗儿”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：宠物语境、与孩子说话时 doggy 作名词指“小狗”，属非正式口语词，通常用于轻松场合或对儿童说话；正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
foggy、boggy、soggy、moggy 都与 doggy（/ˈdɒɡi/）押韵，拼写和读音都相似。dodgy 是形近词，但末尾是 -dgy，读作 /ˈdɒdʒi/，并不与 doggy 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.