dogged

英 ['dɒgɪd] 美['dɔɡɪd]
  • adj. 顽强的;顽固的
  • vt. 跟踪;尾随(dog的过去式)

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词态变化


副词: doggedly;名词: doggedness;

中文词源


dogged 顽强的

来自dog的褒义用法。

英英释意


1. stubbornly unyielding;
"dogged persistence"
"dour determination"
"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"
"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
"men tenacious of opinion"

英文词源


dogged (adj.)
"having the qualities of a dog" (mostly in a negative sense), c. 1300, from dog (n.). Meaning "persistent" is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), "cruelly, maliciously;" later "with a dog's persistence" (1773). Related: Doggedness.

考试真题


After being dogged by technical delays for years, sir Richard Branson, virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a Spaceship Two craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

实用场景例句


dogged determination/persistence
顽强的决心 / 毅力

牛津词典

their dogged defence of the city
他们对城市的严防死守

牛津词典

They have gained respect through sheer dogged determination.
他们完全是凭借顽强的毅力赢得了尊敬。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...his dogged insistence on their rights.
他对他们权利的坚决主张

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her career was dogged by misfortune.
她一生屡遭不幸.

期刊摘选

Pay and strikes dogged hers no less than her predecessors'governments.
她的政府也象从前各届政府一样,被工资和罢工问题弄得狼狈不堪.

辞典例句

He was dogged by his misfortune.
不幸的事总是纠缠着他.

《简明英汉词典》

Such dull, dogged and unspectacular heroism is necessary for fighting against filth, ignorance and disease.
这种单调的 、 不引人注目但是锲而不舍的英雄行为在与污秽 、 无知和疾病的斗争中是必不可少的.

期刊摘选

Allegations of corruption – another Indian scourge – have also dogged preparations.
印度的另一个祸端——腐败指控同样困扰着准备工作.

期刊摘选

They had a dogged defense of the city.
他们对城市进行了顽强的防守.

期刊摘选

He achieved success through dogged persistence.
他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功.

《简明英汉词典》

Strong southerly winds dogged our travel from the outset.
强劲的南风从旅行开始就紧紧跟着我们.

期刊摘选

The delusions that dogged him never went away.
错觉一直在折磨着他,挥之不去.

期刊摘选

He continued to stand before her, in his dogged weakness.
他继续站在她面前, 懦弱地纠缠不放.

辞典例句

He pressed resolutely forward, still without haste , but with dogged fixity of purpose.
他奋力向前走去, 仍旧那样不慌不忙, 但是目标坚定.

辞典例句

He was dogged wherever he went.
他不管到哪里,总被人尾随.

期刊摘选

He had again the corrosive sense of failure that always dogged him.
老是摆脱不掉的那种侵心的不争气之感,顿时又笼罩在他的心头.

辞典例句

The police dogged the suspected thief.
警察跟踪偷窃嫌疑犯.

辞典例句

The dogged fighting was constant.
激烈的战争仍然继续进行.

期刊摘选

She dogged my footsteps.
她紧跟着我.

《简明英汉词典》

Rumors an explosive temper and an eccentric sexual appetite dogged him throughout his otherwise illustrious career.
非常暴躁的脾气和古怪顽固的性取向,一直是缠绕于于他杰出事业之外的传言.

期刊摘选

The celebrities were dogged by the reporters.
名人们被记者尾随.

期刊摘选

His dogged determination helped him to win the race.
他的坚强决心使他赢得比赛.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Injuries dogged the football team all season.
这个橄榄球队整个赛季都为队员受伤而困扰.

辞典例句

A combination of dogged diplomacy and imminent force had avoided bloodshed.
顽强的外交努力和迫在眉睫的武力结合在一起,避免了流血冲突的发生.

期刊摘选

All the time he was in the city the secret police dogged his steps.
他在该市逗留期间一直受到秘密警察的跟踪.

期刊摘选

I was quite impressed by her dogged determination to succeed.
她想成功的坚定决心让我印象深刻.

《简明英汉词典》

Curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance have brought me to my ideals.
是好奇心 、 顽强的信念和坚忍不拔的精神,使我最终实现了我的理想.

期刊摘选

They have gained respect through sheer dogged determination.
他们完全是凭借顽强的毅力赢得了尊敬。

辞典例句

The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback.
一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。

柯林斯例句