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red dog=football blitz
在美式橄榄球中,一种防守策略,快速地从(通常是四分卫)接收球的进攻球员被多个防守球员防守住。
=In American football, a defensive tactic in which the offensive player who receives the ball from the snap (usually the quarterback) is charged at by multiple defensive players; a blitz.
例:The quarterback has been sacked again after another suffocating red dog by the defense.
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yellow dog
卑鄙的人或事儿=A despicable person or thing.
例:I can't believe you get so invested in these debates—all politicians are yellow dogs that can't be trusted.
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Yellow Dog Democrats
黄狗民主党是一个政治词,适用于美国南部的选民,他们只投票代表民主党的候选人。
=a political term applied to voters in the Southern United States who voted solely for candidates who represented the Democratic Party.
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The Blue Dog Coalition,
蓝狗联盟,通常被称为蓝狗或蓝狗民主党,是来自民主党的美国国会代表的核心,他们认为是保守的民主党人。
=commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats, is a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify as conservative Democrats.
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tin dog
(1). =iron dog=a snowmobile (in Alaska). Who’s out there riding the tin dog?
(2). 一款手机应用就叫Tin Dog主要是让不同地区的爱狗人士可以相互联系。
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greyhound
美国城市间客运巴士,拥有3800个汽车运营中心,是北美最大的汽车经营者,总部在德州的达拉斯。
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black dog<英国>
黑狗是给予主要在不列颠群岛民间传说中找到的实体的名字。 黑狗本质上是一个夜间的幻影,经常说是与魔鬼或一个地狱伙伴相关联。 它的外观被认为是死亡的故事。
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