poodle

poodle

英 ['puːd(ə)l]

n. 獅子狗
　　vt. 剪毛

中文詞源：

poodle 鬈毛獅子狗，貴婦犬

來自德語Pudel,縮寫自Pudelhund,水狗，來自Pudel,水坑，濺水，潑水，詞源同puddle,Hund,狗，詞源同hound.可能因這種狗喜歡在水中嬉戲或因為這種狗原用於在水中追逐禽鳥而得名。

例句：

1. The poodle yapped and snapped.
卷毛狗又吠又咬。

2. Two of your morons with a matching poodle have been chasing me for days.
你的兩個蠢貨帶著一隻狗跟瞭我幾天瞭.

3. Why does she want to poodle the poor kid up?
她幹嗎要精心打扮這個可憐的小傢夥?

4. Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
遺失: 杏色小獅子狗. 酬謝. 去勢的.好像傢庭成員一樣.

5. The prize - winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott.
這位獲獎的獅子狗是由普裡西拉·普雷斯科特女士訓練的.