retriever

IPA/rɪˈtriːvə(r)/
KK[ritrˈivɚ]IPA/rɪˈtriːvər/

retriever — noun

  • retrieversingular
  • retrieversplural

1. A medium-to-large dog breed with a thick, water-resistant coat, originally devel

1.名詞B1
釋義

A medium-to-large dog breed with a thick, water-resistant coat, originally developed to locate and carry back game birds or other small animals for hunters.

例句

The Bennetts adopted a golden retriever puppy named Sunny when their daughter turned eight.

collocation: golden retriever

Every afternoon, Amani takes her Labrador retriever for a long run in the park.

collocation: Labrador retriever

同義詞
  • gun dog

    a broader category that includes retrievers, pointers, and spaniels; less specific than retriever

  • sporting dog

    the official breed-group name used by kennel clubs for retriever-type breeds

用法筆記

Commonly appears before the breed name (e.g. golden retriever, Labrador retriever) as part of a two-word compound. Unlike the verb retrieve, this noun almost always refers to the dog breed, not to a person or thing that retrieves.

常見錯誤

❌He works as a retriever at the warehouse.
✅He works as a retrieval specialist at the warehouse.
💡retriever almost always refers to the dog breed, not a person who retrieves items.