a mutt
指混种狗，常用于口语。
She adopted a mutt from the shelter.
她从收容所收养了一条杂种狗。
杂种狗；混血狗
杂种狗(有时指猫)；混血或血统不明的动物。；傻子；笨蛋；狗
A dog, or occasionally a cat, of mixed breed or unknown ancestry; a mongrel.
杂种狗(有时指猫)；混血或血统不明的动物。
A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
The shelter had many mutts waiting for adoption.
收容所里有许多等待领养的杂种狗。
用法提示：此处 'mutts' 为复数形式，指杂种狗。
I'd rather adopt a mutt from the pound than buy a purebred.
我宁愿从动物收容所领养一只杂种狗，也不愿买纯种狗。
用法提示：'mutt' 作名词单数，与纯种狗对比。
That friendly mutt follows me everywhere in the park.
那只友好的杂种狗在公园里到处跟着我。
用法提示：'mutt' 指代一只具体的杂种狗，带有亲近感。
指混种狗，常用于口语。
She adopted a mutt from the shelter.
她从收容所收养了一条杂种狗。
用作骂人的话，语气较轻。
You mutt! You forgot your keys again.
你这个笨蛋！又忘带钥匙了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have mutt at home.
正确表达I have a mutt at home.
mutt是可数名词，前面需要冠词
grammar · medium
易错句子The mutt dog cannot bark.
正确表达The mute dog cannot bark.
mutt意为杂种狗，而mute意为沉默的，发音相似易混淆
两者均指非纯种狗，但'mutt'更口语化，略带贬义，而'mongrel'较中性，也可用于形容混合来源的事物。学习者在描述狗时易混用，但'mutt'更常出现在日常对话中。
'cur'比'mutt'更强的贬义，指劣等或脾气坏的狗，而'mutt'仅强调混种，不一定贬低。学习者可能将两者视为同义词，但实际语气不同。
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