retriever
retriever — 名詞
- retrieversingular
- retrieversplural
1. A medium-to-large dog breed with a thick, water-resistant coat, originally devel
尋回犬
一種擅長尋回獵物的中型至大型犬
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.
The Bennetts adopted a golden retriever puppy named Sunny when their daughter turned eight.
Bennett 一家在女兒八歲時領養了一隻名叫 Sunny 的黃金尋回犬幼犬。
collocation: golden retriever
Every afternoon, Amani takes her Labrador retriever for a long run in the park.
每天下午,Amani 都帶她的拉布拉多尋回犬去公園跑很長一段路。
collocation: Labrador retriever
Our retriever jumped into the lake and brought back the stick within seconds.
我們家的尋回犬跳進湖裡,幾秒鐘內就把樹枝叼了回來。
Eliska enrolled her retriever in obedience classes after the dog pulled her across the park.
Eliska 幫她的尋回犬報名了服從訓練課程,因為這隻狗拉著她跑過整個公園。
The vet said retrievers need plenty of exercise to stay healthy and happy.
獸醫說尋回犬需要大量運動才能保持健康快樂。
- 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.