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词汇 collie
释义 collie
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkɒl.i/ us /ˈkɑː.li/
any of several breeds of dog with long hair that are bred for controlling sheep柯利犬,长毛牧羊犬
 
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Examples from literature

A collie and a hound lay upon the hearth. 
Old Bob, Sandy's collie, lay at Levi's feet. 
The umpire, a small boy of twelve, was lying on his stomach, squealing and tickling a collie. 
There were ten of them, big tan and white collies, vying with one another to come first to their master. 
You mean chase 'em around and bark at 'em like collie dogs. 

collie | American Dictionary


collie
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkɑl·i/
any of several types of dogs with long hair, originally bred for controlling sheep

Examples of collie


collie
One might have worked upright, with a 'loose-eye', for instance, while another might have crouched and crawled on its belly while deploying its 'collie-eye'.
For example, suppose a child is asked for ' a dog ', and is provided with two choices : a collie and a horse.
The refinement of the shepherd's use of the border collie was no doubt a part of this process.
Collie's draft reply could promise only to treat such cases in ' a broad and sympathetic way '.$!
Collie continued to make his views known to the wider public because he knew the subject had an intense appeal, but at the same time he came under increasing attack.
Collie described their aims as follows :%!
Collie's approach was apparent from the outset.
Untrained dogs are a menace in sheep country, and collies, in particular, must be trained.
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I hate to think that a shepherd must manage without a collie.
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I have a cousin who bought a so-called sheepdog, a collie, and the dog was perfectly house-trained; nobody could possibly have any objection to it.
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Does the demand collie from the customers of the coal companies?
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The squirrel has its nest; the rabbit and the shepherd's collie have provision made for them; the farmer's cattle are provided for.
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The types of dogs responsible for those attacks are numerous, and include breeds such as alsatians, rottweilers, terriers and collies.
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He sat among those men as a collie dog sits among sheep.
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I regret that more money does not collie front there.
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