| 单词 | dog year |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog year dog year n. originally North American a notional unit of time (typically reckoned as 1/ 7 of a year) based on the supposed ratio between the average lifespan of a dog and that of a human; (hence, in plural) a (seemingly) long time (cf. dog's age n. at Compounds 3d). ΚΠ 1938 T. White Puerto Rico & its People xxiii. 285 Perrito Blanco was taken on board the cruiser, introduced to new quarters, and there for many a year as dog years count, he remained in naval service. 1978 Los Angeles Times 28 Oct. iii. 2/1 Chronologically, I'm 27... But in the NFL you age in dog years. What is it, seven dog years to one human year? 1997 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 31 July a2 28 dog years later, Tamber has been reunited with his family. Tamber was collared at an Edmonton-area lake cabin this week—four years after he disappeared. 2008 C. Muller & B. Thorpe 365 Nights 207 High school was, sadly, dog years ago..but a fiancée? Well, that was practically yesterday. < as lemmas |
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