| 单词 | big dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig dog big dog n. †(a) a watchdog (obsolete); (b) North American colloquial an important or influential person or thing; a ‘big shot’; also more fully big dog of the tanyard (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > guard dog porter?a1425 wap1464 dog keeper1576 mooner1576 warner1576 house dog1577 mâtin1579 defender1607 housekeeper1607 watchdoga1616 moondog1668 yard-dog1795 guard dog1796 big dog1833 tenter1844 junkyard dog1936 prowl dog1974 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watch-dog or guard dog tie-dogc1290 porter?a1425 bandogc1425 house dog1577 mâtin1579 housekeeper1607 watchdoga1616 watch-mastiff1778 yard-dog1795 guard dog1796 big dog1833 prowl dog1974 1833 J. S. Jones Green Mountain Boy i. iii For the rale genuine grammar larnin' I am a six-horse team and a big dog under the wagon. 1846 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Simon Suggs x. 126 Pointing to the reverend gentleman who..was the ‘big dog of the tanyard’. 1847 J. M. Field Drama in Pokerville 84 Mr. Jake Bagly..was a ‘big dog’ as well as the doctor, and could do as he ‘d—d’ pleased. 1884 Good Words June 400/1 He was ‘big-dog’ to a disorderly house. 1903 C. Ross Representative Govt. & War xiv. 346 Russia is the big dog in the East, and her benevolent neutrality would ensure the neutrality of Bulgaria. 2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies viii. 155 The big dogs of the convention get their own Barnum and Bailey-style big tops. < as lemmas |
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