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单词 prairie-dogging
释义

prairie-dogging


noun

informal (in an open-plan office) the practice of looking over the top of one's partition in order to discover the source of or reason for a commotion

Word Origin for prairie-dogging

C20: after the actions of a prairie dog, which stands on its hind legs to get a better view of something

Words nearby prairie-dogging

prairie chicken, prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie-dogging, prairie falcon, prairie fowl, prairie lily, prairie owl, prairie oyster
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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