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    dog-eared

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing
    dog-eared /ˈdɒɡ ɪəd $ ˈdɒːɡ ɪrd/ adjective  TCNCONDITION/STATE OF somethingdog-eared books or papers have been used so much that the corners are turned over or torn 〔书或纸因翻得多而形成〕折角的，卷角的 a dog-eared novel 一本卷角的小说
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    dog-eared• Ruth clutched a dog-eared Bible in one hand.• On the other wall was a dog-eared calendar with faded pictures.• Professor Brightly walked into the lecture hall with a pile of dog-eared notes under his arm.
    dog-eared adjectiveChinese
    used that or been papers so much have books Corpus dog-eared


    dog-eared
    dog-eared /ˈdɒɡ ɪəd $ ˈdɒːɡ ɪrd/ adjective
    dog-eared books or papers have been used so much that the corners are turned over or torn:
        a dog-eared novel


    dog-earedBrE /ˈdɒɡ ɪəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːɡ ɪrd/ 🔊 adjective(of a book 书) used so much that the corners of many of the pages are turned down 卷角的；翻旧了的