| 单词 | attack dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasattack dog attack dog n. originally and chiefly U.S. a dog trained to attack on command, and kept chiefly for this purpose; figurative a person, publication, etc., that employs aggressive language or behaviour, typically on behalf of a cause. ΚΠ 1942 Phoenix (Arizona) Republic 30 Aug. 3/1 Now, after tutelage by Sergeant Lionel Turcotte,..he's a real army attack dog. 1973 Press Gaz. (Hillsboro, Ohio) 9 Oct. 9/7 He cited the New York Times as being ‘an attack dog’ and the Washington press corps for ‘bias’. 1978 J. Hyams Pool iii. 32 Most homes have..trained attack dogs. 1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. i. 15/3 The defence, galvanised by the attack-dog tactics of Barry Scheck,..managed to cast considerable doubt on significant parts of the prosecution case. 2004 I. Calder Untold Story viii. 124 For my first TV interview..I faced no less than the premier attack dog of television. < as lemmas |
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