词汇 | greyhound |
释义 | greyhound noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡreɪ.haʊnd/ us /ˈɡreɪ.haʊnd/ a type of dog that has a thin body and long, thin legs and can run fast, especially in races(尤指赛狗用的)灵𤟥犬,灰狗 Compassionate Eye Foundation/David Leahy/DigitalVision/GettyImages Canines (dogs) Affenpinscher Afghan hound Airedale terrier Akita Alaskan Malamute English cocker spaniel English setter English springer spaniel fennec fox fox terrier Pekinese Pembroke Welsh corgi Perro de Presa Canario Peruvian Inca Orchid Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Slovenský Kopov Slovenský Čuvač Small Münsterländer smooth fox terrier sniffer dog greyhound | American Dictionarygreyhound noun[ C ] us/ˈɡreɪˌhɑʊnd/ a type of dog that has a thin body and long legs, and that can run very fast Examples of greyhoundgreyhound The crinolined women clustered beneath her seem handmaidens flocking to attend her entrance: even a greyhound follows her queenly progress. While pulmonary capillary transmural pressures may be lower in greyhounds than in horses, the pulmonary capillary blood-gas barrier is weaker in the dog40. The exercise response of greyhounds is physiologically similar to that of the horse in many ways. Response to sprint exercise in the greyhound: effects on hematology, serum biochemistry and muscle metabolites. Changes in haemorheology in the racing greyhound as related to oxygen delivery. Conceptual categorization is making inductive inferences based on shared taxonomy, for instance, that greyhounds and poodles are both dogs despite their different looks. Thus, it is likely that the greyhound approaches or exceeds this 'threshold for capillary rupture' during maximal exertion. Notwithstanding the above, these are features specific to the greyhound that may protect this animal from the extensive rupture of the blood-gas barrier observed in the horse. You have only to look at the stud books to see that racing greyhounds have quadrupled themselves in two years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is extremely cunning, extremely fast and, over a distance, faster than the normal greyhound dog. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We understand that negotiations between the off-course bookmakers and the greyhound racing industry to devise suitable voluntary arrangements are continuing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fees which the horse and greyhound racing promoters charge the bookmakers are not heavy having regard to the scale of the enterprises involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This incentive to off-course betting is partially responsible for the fall in attendances at both greyhound and horse-race meetings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hare's greater knowledge of the terrain is of great help to it, for greyhounds pursue their quarry by sight alone and not by scent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is setting greyhounds to run after tin hares and permitting unlimited facilities for gambling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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