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a terrier
She owns a terrier.
她拥有一只梗犬。
梗犬
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
梗犬
a small, lively dog originally bred to hunt burrowing animals
She owns a terrier.
她拥有一只梗犬。
一组小型、活泼犬种的狗,最初培育用于猎捕穴居猎物,如大鼠、兔子、狐狸,甚至水獭；这一原始功能体现在其某些名称中(如鼠梗)。
A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
一种登记私人或公司土地的清册(书或卷轴),记载其位置、边界、英亩数等；即土地登记册。
An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
螺旋钻；钻孔器。
An auger or borer.
若干种通常体型小、身短的犬种之一,最初被训练来猎捕地下生活的动物。
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Our terrier loves digging holes in the garden.
我们的梗犬喜欢在花园里挖洞。
Terriers were originally bred to hunt rats and rabbits underground.
梗犬最初被培育来在地下捕猎老鼠和兔子。
She chose a terrier because she wanted a lively, brave companion.
她选择养一只梗犬，因为她想要一个活泼勇敢的伙伴。
She owns a terrier.
她拥有一只梗犬。
The terrier breed is energetic.
梗犬品种精力充沛。
terrier 也指执法人员或地籍册，但此义项不常用。
They keep a terrier in their small apartment.
他们在一个小公寓里养了一只梗犬。
Not this
I saw a small terrorist in the park.
Use this
I saw a small terrier in the park.
学习者常混淆发音相近的 'terrier'（梗犬）和 'terrorist'（恐怖分子），导致语义错误。应使用 'terrier' 表示犬种。
Not this
I have two terrier.
Use this
I have two terriers.
英语中可数名词复数需加 -s，汉语无复数变化，学习者易遗漏。'terrier' 的复数形式为 'terriers'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
约克夏㹴犬（一种小型玩赏犬）
She named her Yorkshire terrier Lucy.
她给她的约克夏㹴犬取名叫露西。
杰克罗素㹴犬（一种精力充沛的小型猎犬）
The Jack Russell terrier is a clever and energetic breed.
杰克罗素㹴犬是一种聪明又精力充沛的品种。
㹴犬品种
Many terrier breeds were originally kept to catch rats.
许多㹴犬品种最初是被养来抓老鼠的。
像㹴犬一样固执
Once he has an idea, he is as stubborn as a terrier.
他一旦有了主意，就像㹴犬一样固执。
㹴犬混血犬（杂种㹴）
They adopted a friendly terrier mix from the animal shelter.
他们从动物收容所领养了一只友善的㹴犬混血犬。
像梗犬一样（指固执、不达目的不罢休）
She pursued the suspect like a terrier.
她像梗犬一样紧追嫌疑人。
像叼着骨头的梗犬一样（指揪住某事不放）
Once he starts on a problem, he's like a terrier with a bone.
他一旦开始处理一个问题，就会像叼着骨头的梗犬一样揪住不放。
Use terrier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 terrier 记成「terri（像 land 的联想）+ er」，想象㹴犬钻进地洞追猎物，是跟土地打交道的小猎犬。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宠物饲养、犬种介绍、日常聊天 该词通常指一类小型、活泼的猎犬，属中性常用词；在口语和书面语中都较常见，日常养宠交流、犬种介绍等场合均可使用。
merrier /ˈmɛriɝ/ and burier /ˈbɛriɝ/ rhyme with terrier. carrier /ˈkæriɝ/, barrier /ˈbæriɝ/, and harrier /ˈhæriɝ/ share the same spelling ending but have a different stressed vowel (/æ/ vs. /ɛ/), so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.