dog-ear

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɒɡɪə/    美 /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹ/|/ˈdɑɡ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
动词 v.
  1. To fold (the corner of the page of a book or other publication). transitive
    — His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down.

词形变化

dog-ears plural dog ear alternative dogear alternative dog's-ear alternative dog-ears present,singular,third-person dog-earing participle,present dog-eared participle,past dog-eared past dog ear alternative dogear alternative

词源

词源 1
The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs.
The verb is either:
* directly from dog + ear;
* a back-formation from dog-eared; or
* a variant of dog's-ear (verb).
词源 2
The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs.
The verb is either:
* directly from dog + ear;
* a back-formation from dog-eared; or
* a variant of dog's-ear (verb).
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