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单词 mutt
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Definition of mutt in English:

mutt

noun mʌtmət
informal
  • 1A dog, especially a mongrel.

    a long-haired mutt of doubtful pedigree
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His face was turning redder by the minute, and he yelled, ‘The stupid mutt peed on me!’
    • The dog's deep brown eyes examined the mutt for a moment.
    • Many of these dogs are mutts and shelter dogs whom people gave up on, and were rescued themselves.
    • This is like taking a pure breed dog and intentionally cross breeding with a mutt.
    • Her attack dog is a mutt, and, as everyone knows, mongrels are healthier than pedigreed dogs.
    • Gourmet dog food will transform your cantankerous mutt into an obedient show dog.
    • Most dog breeds are highly inbred and therefore the level of homogeneity is greater in purebred dogs than in mutts.
    • We took her home and introduced her to our other dog, Pam, the mutt, affectionately named by me in honor of my mom's best friend.
    • Your brand of beer, the artwork on your walls, your choice of dog - a pure-bred poodle as opposed to a mutt - are all potential status details.
    • He's done a whole lot of paintings of pooches - yappy dogs, poodles, some mutts and a few bulldogs.
    • Penny normally gets her run of the yard while the other three mutts stay in the pen (because they attack her).
    • So they opened up the event to mutts and mongrels too, with categories like Most Appealing Eyes.
    • It's a shame that not everyone has a dog, whether a mutt or a pedigree.
    • I stuffed the mite-sized mutt - such a small dog, really - into my grocery basket and pedaled back to the farm.
    • Landing a one-night contract for $10, the pair quickly acquired two stray mutts.
    • Other dogs sit tethered to benches, and occasionally woof at competing mutts, but Jasper whines and barks the entire time.
    • I think we'll probably take another look at some purebred options, but I'm also going to try to reintroduce the idea of a rescue dog or a mutt from a shelter.
    • The offspring of a mating between two purebred dogs of different breeds is a mongrel, a mutt.
    • Like a mutt from the dog pound, she had a hodgepodge pedigree that underwhelmed.
    • The dog was a mutt that looked like a cross between a sheepdog and a poodle.
    Synonyms
    mongrel, hound, dog, cur, tyke
    informal pooch
    Australian informal mong, bitzer
  • 2A stupid or incompetent person.

    he pitied the poor mutt who ever fell for her charms
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You'll remember the rather dubious story that these two mutts spent $8,000 on drinks.
    • And if he says yes to you, what does he say to every other mutt who ever wanted a place to call his own?
    • I'm not as stupid as you mutts in this alley make me out to be.
    • Whether that same approach - giving the journalistic mutts as little to chew on as possible - will work in the general election campaign is another story.
    • When Malcolm came to town, though, all but the stupidest mutts decided it was time for a vacation.
    Synonyms
    fool, idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of muttonhead.

Rhymes

abut, but, butt, cut, glut, gut, hut, intercut, jut, Mut, phut, putt, rut, scut, shortcut, shut, slut, smut, strut, tut, undercut
 
 

Definition of mutt in US English:

mutt

nounmətmət
informal
  • 1A dog, especially a mongrel.

    a long-haired mutt of doubtful pedigree
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like a mutt from the dog pound, she had a hodgepodge pedigree that underwhelmed.
    • I think we'll probably take another look at some purebred options, but I'm also going to try to reintroduce the idea of a rescue dog or a mutt from a shelter.
    • The dog's deep brown eyes examined the mutt for a moment.
    • He's done a whole lot of paintings of pooches - yappy dogs, poodles, some mutts and a few bulldogs.
    • We took her home and introduced her to our other dog, Pam, the mutt, affectionately named by me in honor of my mom's best friend.
    • Landing a one-night contract for $10, the pair quickly acquired two stray mutts.
    • His face was turning redder by the minute, and he yelled, ‘The stupid mutt peed on me!’
    • It's a shame that not everyone has a dog, whether a mutt or a pedigree.
    • So they opened up the event to mutts and mongrels too, with categories like Most Appealing Eyes.
    • I stuffed the mite-sized mutt - such a small dog, really - into my grocery basket and pedaled back to the farm.
    • Her attack dog is a mutt, and, as everyone knows, mongrels are healthier than pedigreed dogs.
    • Gourmet dog food will transform your cantankerous mutt into an obedient show dog.
    • The offspring of a mating between two purebred dogs of different breeds is a mongrel, a mutt.
    • Many of these dogs are mutts and shelter dogs whom people gave up on, and were rescued themselves.
    • This is like taking a pure breed dog and intentionally cross breeding with a mutt.
    • Most dog breeds are highly inbred and therefore the level of homogeneity is greater in purebred dogs than in mutts.
    • Other dogs sit tethered to benches, and occasionally woof at competing mutts, but Jasper whines and barks the entire time.
    • Penny normally gets her run of the yard while the other three mutts stay in the pen (because they attack her).
    • The dog was a mutt that looked like a cross between a sheepdog and a poodle.
    • Your brand of beer, the artwork on your walls, your choice of dog - a pure-bred poodle as opposed to a mutt - are all potential status details.
    Synonyms
    mongrel, hound, dog, cur, tyke
  • 2A person regarded as stupid or incompetent.

    “Do not give me orders, mutt.”
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You'll remember the rather dubious story that these two mutts spent $8,000 on drinks.
    • Whether that same approach - giving the journalistic mutts as little to chew on as possible - will work in the general election campaign is another story.
    • When Malcolm came to town, though, all but the stupidest mutts decided it was time for a vacation.
    • I'm not as stupid as you mutts in this alley make me out to be.
    • And if he says yes to you, what does he say to every other mutt who ever wanted a place to call his own?
    Synonyms
    fool, idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of muttonhead.

 
 
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