greyhound

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
    — Her young heart was full of love; and a world of kindly feelings were wasted on her delicate greyhound, her bright winged birds, and her favourite flowers.
  2. A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
  3. A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer. dated
动词 v.
  1. To leap rapidly across the surface of the water. transitive

词形变化

greyhounds plural grayhound alternative greyhounds present,singular,third-person greyhounding participle,present greyhounded participle,past greyhounded past grayhound alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Arabian Greyhound greycing greyhoundlike greyhound racing Italian greyhound

词源

词源 1
From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.
词源 2
From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.
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