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a [adjective] poodle
She has a white poodle.
她有一只白色贵宾犬。
贵宾犬
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贵宾犬
A dog of a European breed with a heavy, curly, solid-colored coat that is often clipped; intelligent and originally bred as hunting dogs, with varieties ranging from standard to toy.
She has a white poodle.
她有一只白色贵宾犬。
起源于欧洲的猎犬品种,毛厚而卷曲,颜色单一；按肩高分为标准型、中型、迷你型和玩具型。
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
聪明,卷毛厚密单色,常修剪；古老犬种,有时用作猎犬或表演犬。
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
对自认为上级的人卑躬屈膝的人。
A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
Every morning, she takes her poodle for a walk in the park.
每天早上，她带她的贵宾犬去公园散步。
The circus featured a poodle that could jump through hoops.
马戏团有一只贵宾犬，它能跳铁圈。
They bought a miniature poodle because it doesn't shed much.
他们买了一只迷你贵宾犬，因为它不怎么掉毛。
She has a white poodle.
她有一只白色贵宾犬。
Many families own a poodle as a pet.
许多家庭养贵宾犬作为宠物。
The poodle barked loudly.
那只贵宾犬大声叫。
Not this
I have two poodle.
Use this
I have two poodles.
Poodle是可数名词，表示特定品种的狗，复数形式为poodles。中文学习者常忽略英语中可数名词的数变化，直接使用单数形式表示多个个体，但英语中必须使用复数。
Not this
The dog is a puddle.
Use this
The dog is a poodle.
Poodle（贵宾犬）和puddle（水坑）发音相近，但拼写和含义完全不同。学习者可能因发音相似而混淆，使用时需要根据上下文区分。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
标准贵宾犬
A standard poodle is known for its intelligence and elegant appearance.
标准贵宾犬以其聪明和优雅的外表而闻名。
迷你贵宾犬
She has a miniature poodle that is very energetic.
她有一只精力充沛的迷你贵宾犬。
玩具贵宾犬
The toy poodle is the smallest variety of poodle.
玩具贵宾犬是贵宾犬中最小的品种。
贵宾犬修剪
The poodle clip requires regular maintenance.
贵宾犬修剪需要定期维护。
贵宾犬展
Many breeders participate in poodle shows every year.
许多饲养者每年都参加贵宾犬展。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use poodle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
poodle中两个字母“oo”像卷毛圈，记住这个特征就容易联想到贵宾犬。
口语/书面均可；常见于犬展、宠物护理、休闲谈话；注：poodle一词无特定正式或非正式倾向，多种场合都能使用。
These words all end with -oodle and sound exactly the same in their final syllable, rhyming with poodle.
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