单词 | watchdog |
释义 | watchdogn. a. A dog kept to guard a house, property, etc., and give warning of the approach of intruders. 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 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 385 Harke, harke, bowgh wawgh: the watch-Dogges barke, bowgh-wawgh. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 121 The watch-dog's voice that bayed the whispering wind. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cxxiii. 64 'Tis sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home. 1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. I. xv. 402 The baying of a watch dog alarmed the village. 1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 120 The old man is as fierce as a watch-dog. b. figurative and in figurative context, esp. denoting a commission or other group appointed as a safeguard against abuses by the authorities (in government, foreign policy, etc.), business interests, etc. ΘΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > person or body to guard against abuses watchdoga1832 a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 595/1 Now we feel the necessity for a set of guardians or watch~dogs of the state. 1885 J. R. Lowell Democracy (1887) 114 Formerly the duty of a librarian was considered too much that of a watch-dog, to keep people as much as possible away from the books. 1910 Ld. Rosebery Chatham xvi. 339 The Chancellor acted as his watch-dog in front of the Treasury. 1985 Which? Feb. 58/1 Our regular checks over the years (and those of other ‘watchdogs’ such as Trading Standards Officers) have consistently revealed a depressingly low standard of workmanship in garages. 1985 Times 31 May 13/7 Although climbing may be the most non-bureaucratic of sports it does need a watchdog guarding its interests. c. quasi-adj. Characteristic of a watchdog. Π 1862 A. Helps Organization Daily Life 32 He was not a very skilful person in deciding upon difficult questions; but he had a sort of watch-dog carefulness. 1873 N.Y. Herald 16 Sept. 8/5 We have a specimen of this watch-dog policy in the case of a poor scrub woman. 1947 Toronto Daily Tribune 21 Dec. 12/1 [Vishinsky] spoke.., raking the United States for..proposing that the assembly send a semi-permanent UN ‘watchdog’ commission. 1960 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 1/1 He demanded the dispatch to his country of a United Nations watch-dog force. 1969 Listener 3 July 5/1 The watchdog function of the press depends..on the effects of publicity on a politician's own colleagues and opponents. 1977 Time 30 May 51/2 Last March the International Trade Commission, a six-member watchdog group appointed by the President, recommended an increase in the tariffs on Japanese sets from 5% to 25%. 1984 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 8/2 The Post Office was accused yesterday by its consumer watchdog body of putting profit before service to customers. Draft additions March 2012 With modifying word: a group or organization which monitors (and often regulates) the practices of companies, agencies, etc., operating in the specified field. Π 1926 Public Admin. 4 32 The Treasury is the nation's financial watchdog or at least ought to be. 1938 Hardware Age 24 Mar. 51/1 Passage by Congress of the..FTC bill broadening the Commission's power..brings to the agency that which it has been seeking for years—power to become a consumer watchdog with a full set of teeth. 1986 Times 5 June 23/1 New ways of charging for private telephone lines are examined in a consultative document published yesterday by Oftel, the telecommunications watchdog. 1995 Which? Dec. 24/2 SIB is the top financial watchdog, assisted by the PIA and the RPBs. 2011 Private Eye 4 Mar. 28/2 The social and health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), is sounding ever more desperate as it tries to fend off criticism that it's falling to ensure quality care for vulnerable old people. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). watchdogv. transitive. To attend, follow, or guard (a person); to maintain surveillance over (an activity, situation, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard over [verb (transitive)] hold971 witec1000 ward?a1035 looklOE bewakec1175 getec1175 wakec1175 i-witea1240 forelook1340 watch?a1400 to watch over——1526 award?c1550 guard1582 to wait over ——1659 shepherd1885 watchdog1902 warden1910 1902 C. J. C. Hyne Mr. Horrocks, Purser 70 There seems to be a whole regiment of ragamuffins on board here watchdogging her. 1964 R. F. Ficchi Electr. Interference ii. 9 The only way the system problem can be resolved is to have a completely formalized program to ‘watch dog’ the problem through to its solution. 1977 M. Herr Dispatches 191 We [sc. war correspondents] were..there to watchdog the day. 1980 ‘A. Skinner’ Mind's Eye xiv. 196 Three more..went down with the strange attacks, and he and Holbrook watchdogged them through. Derivatives ˈwatchdogging n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] holda1100 witiing13.. keepinga1425 ampare1587 guard1596 warding1633 advigilation1663 watch-care1845 wardening1962 watchdogging1962 1962 Punch 20 June 933/1 The rigours of public watchdogging. 1968 Economist 13 July 17/1 The job of watchdogging the constitution is second nature to Tories. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1616v.1902 |
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