Word · Frequency #19339
mongrel
杂种狗;混种狗
a dog of mixed breed, especially an inferior one
- 1.
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
贬义词,指不纯正的东西;劣质或来历可疑的事物
- 2.
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
劣等狗或杂种狗
杂种;不纯正的东西;来历不明之物;贬义词,指不纯正的东西;劣质或来历可疑的事物;劣等狗或杂种狗;杂种;杂种狗
In use
We adopted a small mongrel from the city shelter last month.
A friendly mongrel ran up to us in the park and wanted to play.
Mongrels can be wonderful family pets if you give them attention.
be a mongrel
常含贬义,用于动物时指混种,用于人时则极具冒犯性。
That dog is a mongrel.
那只狗是杂种狗。
mongrel + noun
名词作定语,修饰动物名词。
A mongrel puppy was abandoned at the shelter.
一只杂种小狗被遗弃在收容所。
call someone a mongrel
指人时是侮辱性用语,应避免使用。
He was cruelly called a mongrel because of his mixed heritage.
Connections
Collocations
- mongrel dog
- 杂种狗
- A mongrel dog was sleeping outside the shop.一只杂种狗睡在商店外面。
- mongrel puppy
- 杂种小狗
- The children wanted to keep the mongrel puppy.孩子们想留下那只杂种小狗。
- stray mongrel
- 流浪的杂种狗
- The stray mongrel wandered into our garden.那条流浪的杂种狗逛进了我们的花园。
- pack of mongrels
- 一群杂种狗
- A pack of mongrels chased the cyclist.一群杂种狗追赶那个骑自行车的人。
Pop culture & quotes
- Ye are not other men, but my slaves and my mongrel renegades.
- 你们不是其他人,而是我的奴隶和我的杂种叛徒。During the storm in Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab calls his crew 'my mongrel renegades.'
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想发音“忙狗肉”:一只忙乱奔跑的杂种狗,血统不纯、来历不明。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、含贬义的评论 mongrel 通常带贬义,多用于非正式口语,指杂种狗或比喻不纯正、来历不明的事物。在较正式或中性语境中宜慎用,可考虑用 mixed-breed 等更中性的词。
Grammar Note
常含贬义
Pronunciation & Spelling
“mongrel”读作 /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/,没有完全押韵的常用词。jungle、single 的尾音 /ŋɡəl/ 与它相近,但 mongrel 在 /ɡ/ 和 /əl/ 之间多了一个 /r/。monger、hunger、anger 拼写相近,分别读 /ˈmʌŋɡər/、/ˈhʌŋɡər/、/ˈæŋɡər/,要注意元音和结尾不同。Mongol 拼写上很像 mongrel,但读 /ˈmɑːŋɡəl/,两者意思和读音都不同。
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.