| 释义 |
▪ I. poodle, n.|ˈpuːd(ə)l|
[a. Ger. pudel, short for pudelhund (so LG., Swed., Da. pudel, Du. poedel(-hond)) a poodle, f. LG. pud(d)eln to splash in water, the poodle being a water-dog. Cf. Ger. pudel a pool, puddle; pudelnass dripping wet.]
1. a. One of a breed of pet dogs, of which there are numerous varieties, with long curling hair, usually black or white, which is often clipped and shaved in a fantastic manner.
1825Lytton Falkland i. xi, Mrs. Dalton..asked very tenderly after your poodle and yourself. 1858Whewell Hist. Sci. Ideas II. 133 The Poodle and the Greyhound are well marked varieties of the species dog. 1866G. Macdonald Ann. Q. Neighb. xxv, A fat asthmatic poodle lay at her feet upon the hearth-rug.
b. fig. A lackey or cat's-paw.
1907Lloyd George in Hansard Commons 26 June 1429 The House of Lords consented. This is the defender of property! This is the leal and trusty mastiff which is to watch over our interests... A mastiff? It is the right hon. Gentleman's poodle. It fetches and carries for him. It barks for him. It bites anybody that he sets it on to. 1944J. Jones Man David vii. 144 There were certain barriers to progress, the greatest being ‘that Tory poodle’, the House of Lords. 1954R. Jenkins (title) Mr. Balfour's poodle. An account of the struggle between the House of Lords and the government of Mr. Asquith. 1967Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 30/2 Labour MPs did not appear to find the speech objectionable. One comment was that Prince Philip had shown himself to be ‘nobody's poodle’. 1968Guardian 9 Aug. 16/1 Mr Curran..vigorously denied suggestions that he would be Lord Hill's ‘poodle’. 1969‘G. Black’ Cold Jungle viii. 114 Bill would have been more likely to have a heart attack living as her tame poodle down on the Riviera. 1974Ld. Aldington Advising BBC 13 The suspicious will say that such a close link between the advisors and the advised..ensures that at least the Chairman of GAC, if not all its members, become the poodle of the BBC. 1976Times 12 Nov. 14/4 Mr Foot is happy to act as Mr Jones's poodle in introducing the Bill.
†2. A woolly sort of cloth; a garment of this cloth. Obs.
1827Sporting Mag. XX. 167 A good drab surtout—if not a poodle. 1859Sala Gas-light & D. xxii. 254 A short green cloak, adorned with a collar of the woolly texture, generally denominated poodle.
3. attrib. and Comb., as poodle-barber, poodle-clippers, poodle-clipping, poodle-coat, poodle-dog, poodle-head; poodle-fashion, poodle-like adj.; poodle collar (in sense 2); poodle cloth, a woolly sort of cloth; also attrib.; cf. sense 2; poodle-cut, a hair-style in which the hair is cut short and curled all over.
1902E. Banks Newspaper Girl 169 Having purchased a pair of poodle clippers..I myself became his barber.
1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 261/2 Poodle cloth, a coating of knotted yarn or loopy bouclé. Woven in all fibers and also knitted. Originally was made only in wool. 1959Observer 13 Dec. 14/6 For country-house wear a poodlecloth wool is in allied tones, such as violet and amethyst. 1977New Society 30 June 665/3, I managed to purchase a square-cut, early sixties coat in a fabric we used to call poodle cloth.
1859Sala Gas-light & D. x. 121 A short cloak, decorated with the almost obsolete poodle collar.
1952Sun (Baltimore) 25 Mar. 3/2 (caption) In this recent picture, Mrs. Truman wears what is described as one variation of the ‘poodle cut’. 1960C. Dale Spring of Love i. i. 29 Gloria, with her cross little painted face and her yellow poodle cut. 1975R. L. Simon Wild Turkey (1976) x. 8 A well-dressed woman with a poodle cut.
1820in Amer. Speech (1965) XL. 131 Called ‘a Hog, a Poodle dog’ all the sailors joking me. 1822M. Edgeworth Let. 27 Jan. (1971) 336 A new poodle dog..milk white silken curls all over except the poor shorn half that is sacrificed to poodle-fashion. a1839Praed Belle of Ball-Room x, Her poodle dog was quite adored. 1876Smiles Sc. Natur. vii. (ed. 4) 109 The Fox may be known by his bark, which resembles that of a poodle dog.
Hence (nonce-wds.) ˈpoodledom, ˈpoodleish a., ˈpoodleship.
1883Mrs. E. Lynn Linton Girl of Period I. 263 Many a fine stalwart fellow..sinks into mere poodledom at home. 1888H. W. Parker Spirit of Beauty (1894) 118 His owner should have been able to tell fifty like anecdotes of his poodleship. 1890B. L. Gildersleeve Ess. & Stud. 260 His whole demeanor was poodleish in the extreme.
▪ II. ˈpoodle, v.
[f. prec. n.]
1. trans. To make into or treat as a poodle; to clip and shave the hair of. Also, to overdress, to dress up. Hence ˈpoodled ppl. a., ˈpoodling vbl. n.
1828Lancet 16 Feb. 725/2 Simply twisting it up, without the present fashion of poodling the head. 1902Blackw. Mag. July 45/2, I thought it as well to ‘poodle’ him [a dog] occasionally. 1905Ibid. Dec. 816/1 The poodled Spitz, in Germany apparently a favourite animal, I avoid. 1962N. Streatfeild Apple Bough iii. 39 Why do they want to poodle the poor kid up?
2. intr. (Usu. with advbs.) To move or travel in a leisurely manner. colloq.
1938F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad i. 10 The long, low cars poodle through the streets. Ibid. ii. 30 For the most part these sleek, unobtrusive-looking cars poodle about the Metropolis well under 30 m.p.h. 1960M. Cecil Something in Common xii. 131 She tells the patrons which gangway and then they poodle off the opposite way. 1972Police Rev. 8 Dec. 1598/1 What will happen to the chap who wants to quietly poodle along at 50 m.p.h. even when there is no fog? 1973Radio Times 22 Mar. 36/2 (Advt.), A sports jacket should protect you from dawn till dusk on a Scottish moor. Not merely while you're poodling down to the local on Sunday morning. 1975New Society 2 Oct. 26/3 One member of each two-man [bicycle racing] team doing the racing while the other poodles round high on the banking until it's his turn to take over the attack. 1976J. O'Connor Eleventh Commandment i. 24, I went indoors, messed around, poodled about for quite a while.
Hence ˈpoodler slang, a small motor vehicle.
1951Brit. Road Services Mag. Dec. 94/2 Poodler, small vehicle. 1968Drive Spring 113/1 A poodler [is] a small vehicle, a roller skate a small, light wagon, and Billy Bunter is a shunter. |