poodle: [19] The ancestor of the modern poodle was a water-dog, used probably in the hunting of water-fowl – very different from the effete toy variety of today. Its name reflects its aquatic origins: in German it is pudelhund, the first element (a relative of English puddle) being from Low German pudeln ‘splash about in water’. This was shortened to simply pudel, the form in which it was acquired by English (and indeed other languages: in Swedish it is pudel, in Dutch poedel). => puddle
poodle (n.)
1808, from German Pudel, shortened form of Pudelhund "water dog," from Low German Pudel "puddle" (compare pudeln "to splash;" see puddle (n.)) + German Hund "hound" (see hound (n.)). Probably so called because the dog was used to hunt water fowl. Figurative sense of "lackey" (chiefly British) is attested from 1907. Poodle-faker, British army slang for "ingratiating male," is from 1902, likely euphemistic.
实用例句
1. The poodle yapped and snapped.
卷毛狗又吠又咬。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Two of your morons with a matching poodle have been chasing me for days.
你的两个蠢货带着一只狗跟了我几天了.
来自电影对白
3. Why does she want to poodle the poor kid up?
她干吗要精心打扮这个可怜的小家伙?
来自互联网
4. Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
遗失: 杏色小狮子狗. 酬谢. 去势的.好像家庭成员一样.
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5. The prize - winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott.
