A beagle is a smallish hunting dog with short legs, long soft ears, and smooth fur, often white with black and brown patches.

A beagle米格魯 is a smallish hunting dog是一種體型偏小的獵犬，with short legs, long soft ears, and smooth fur腳短、耳朵長長軟軟的、毛也很順，often white with black and brown patches通常是白色底帶黑色和棕色的斑塊。

People bred beagles to hunt rabbits and hares by smell: they follow a trail with their noses to the ground and can be very noisy about it.

People bred beagles人們培育米格魯，to hunt rabbits and hares by smell是為了靠嗅覺去獵兔子：they follow a trail with their noses to the ground牠們會鼻子貼地追蹤氣味，and can be very noisy about it而且追起來還會叫得很大聲。

Today many families keep them as pets because they are friendly and cheerful, though actually they were made to work with their noses, so they may wander if they catch a smell. You will also see beagles as detection dogs in airports.

Today many families keep them as pets現在很多家庭養牠們當寵物，because they are friendly and cheerful因為牠們個性友善又開朗，though actually they were made to work with their noses不過牠們其實是被培育來用鼻子工作的，so they may wander if they catch a smell所以一聞到味道就可能會走丟。You will also see beagles as detection dogs你也會看到米格魯當偵測犬，in airports出現在機場裡。

The name is famous from the cartoon dog Snoopy, who is a beagle.

The name is famous這個名字之所以有名，from the cartoon dog Snoopy是因為卡通狗史努比（Snoopy），who is a beagle牠就是一隻米格魯。

Informal, everyday, not a technical breed-show word unless you are among dog people.

Informal, everyday這是日常口語用詞，not a technical breed-show word不是犬展用的專業術語，unless you are among dog people除非你是在養狗圈子裡。