kennel
/ˈkenl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkenl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈke-nᵊl/ (ame, mw)
kennel — 名詞
- kennelsingular
- kennelsplural
1. a small structure, usually made of wood, where a pet dog sleeps and stays warm i
狗屋
供寵物狗睡覺的小型木造屋
a small structure, usually made of wood, where a pet dog sleeps and stays warm in the garden.
Noa built a wooden kennel for her Labrador at the back of the garden.
Noa 在後院為她的拉布拉多犬蓋了一座木造狗屋。
common collocation: build a kennel
The puppy crawled into the kennel to escape the heavy summer rain.
那隻小狗鑽進狗屋裡，躲避夏天的大雨。
typical pattern: into the kennel
Kofi painted the kennel red so it matched the front door of the house.
Kofi 把狗屋漆成紅色，這樣就能和家裡的大門顏色相配。
Every winter Marta lines the kennel with thick blankets to keep her dog warm.
Marta 每年冬天都會在狗屋裡鋪上厚毯子，讓她的狗保暖。
文法句型
[NOUN]
用法筆記
Refers to a single home shelter for one family's dog. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a commercial place that houses many dogs.
常見錯誤
2. a business that looks after dogs for a fee while their owners are travelling, or
寄宿犬舍
代客照顧或繁殖狗的營業場所
a business that looks after dogs for a fee while their owners are travelling, or that breeds dogs for sale.
Constanza left her two beagles at the kennel before flying to Lisbon for a week.
Constanza 飛往里斯本一週前，把她的兩隻米格魯送去寄宿犬舍。
common pattern: leave [dog] at the kennel
Christopher discovered that the kennel near the river charges thirty dollars per night.
Christopher 發現河邊那間寄宿犬舍每晚收費三十美元。
Liam runs a small kennel that breeds golden retrievers in the countryside.
Liam 在鄉下經營一家小型犬舍，專門繁殖黃金獵犬。
Heather phoned several kennels in town to find one with space over the holidays.
Heather 打電話給鎮上好幾間犬舍，想找一間假期還有空位的。
- dog hotel
informal, modern marketing term for the same boarding service
- boarding kennel
explicit form when emphasising the paid-care function
文法句型
[NOUN]
the kennels
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'kennels' in British English, even when referring to a single business. Distinct from sense 1 in that it serves many dogs commercially, not one family pet at home.
常見錯誤
kennel — 動詞
- kennelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- kennels3rd person singular
- kenneling-ing form
- kennelledpast simple
1. to place a dog into a kennel, especially a commercial one, so that it is looked
送去寄宿
把狗安置在犬舍由人代為照顧
to place a dog into a kennel, especially a commercial one, so that it is looked after while you are away.
Astrid decided to kennel her spaniel for the weekend while she visited her mother.
Astrid 決定週末把她的西班牙獵犬送去寄宿，自己去探望母親。
pattern: kennel + [dog] for + [duration]
The Watanabe family always kennel their two dogs whenever they travel abroad together.
Watanabe 一家人每次全家出國旅行時，都會把家裡兩隻狗送去寄宿。
typical context: kennel during travel
Yan refused to kennel her elderly poodle and asked a neighbour to dog-sit instead.
Yan 不肯把年邁的貴賓犬送去寄宿，反而請鄰居幫忙照顧。
Sahil chose to kennel his collie for ten days while he travelled in Japan.
Sahil 選擇把他的牧羊犬送去寄宿十天，自己則前往日本旅行。
文法句型
kennel + [dog]
用法筆記
Almost always used with a dog as the object. Subject is typically the owner. Less common than the noun; many speakers prefer phrases like 'put the dog in a kennel'.
常見錯誤
2. (of a dog or other animal) to take cover in a small enclosed space, especially a
躲入窩中
動物鑽入狹小空間躲避
(of a dog or other animal) to take cover in a small enclosed space, especially as if it were a kennel — chiefly literary or older usage.
The foxes kennelled under the old barn when the storm rolled across the valley.
暴風雨橫掃山谷時，狐狸群躲進老穀倉底下。
literary register: animal subject
Élise watched the stray dogs kennel inside an abandoned shed for the night.
Élise 看著流浪狗群躲進一間廢棄的小屋裡過夜。
Padma noticed a hedgehog kennel beneath the pile of dry leaves in her garden.
Padma 注意到一隻刺蝟躲進她花園裡那堆乾葉子底下。
The shepherd noticed his sheepdog kennel quietly between two hay bales after the long chase.
牧羊人注意到他的牧羊犬在長時間追趕後，靜靜地躲進兩捆乾草之間。
文法句型
[ANIMAL] + kennel
用法筆記
Marked as literary or archaic in modern dictionaries; rarely seen outside older fiction or nature writing. Distinguish from sense 1: this is the animal's own action, not the owner placing it.