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dachshund

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals, Pets
dachs·hund /ˈdæksənd, -sʊnd/ noun [countable]  HBADHPa type of small dog with short legs and a long body 猎獾狗,腊肠狗〔一种身长腿短的狗〕
Examples from the Corpus
dachshundI am alone in my excessively white house with a wire-haired dachshund for company.She was asleep in her small Fiat car outside her detached bungalow, her dachshund at her side.Munchkins do not have the abnormally long backbones that dachshunds have.The dachshund had his feet splayed out on the sidewalk.The dachshund skidded forward a few inches on the sidewalk.This dachshund was finished, no matter what.Hastily jog-trotting to his house he pushed the two dachshunds into the hall and shut the door again.The two dachshunds which accompanied him everywhere, followed with surprising speed.
Origin dachshund (1800-1900) German badger-dog (because it was used to hunt badgers)
dachs·hund nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus short dog type of small and with legs


dachshund
dachshund /ˈdæksənd, -sʊnd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: 'badger-dog' (because it was used to hunt badgers)
a type of small dog with short legs and a long body


dachs·hundBrE /ˈdæksnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɑːkshʊnd/ 🔊 (also BrE, informal ˈsausage dog) nouna small dog with a long body, long ears and very short legs 猎獾狗,腊肠狗(身长、腿短、耳朵大)