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A dachshund is a small dog with very short legs and a long, low body — the shape people joke about by calling it a 'sausage dog' or 'hot dog dog'. That silly shape has a serious reason: the dog was bred in Germany to go down holes in the ground and pull badgers and rabbits out, so it needed to be long and thin enough to fit in a tunnel, with short strong legs for digging.
A dachshund臘腸狗 is是 a small dog with very short legs and a long, low body一種腿很短、身體又長又低的小型犬 — the shape這種體型 people joke about讓人開玩笑地 by calling it a 'sausage dog' or 'hot dog dog'叫牠'sausage dog'或'hot dog dog'（香腸狗） That silly shape這個滑稽的體型 has a serious reason其實有個嚴肅的原因 the dog was bred in Germany這種狗是在德國培育出來的 to go down holes in the ground為了鑽進地洞裡 and pull badgers and rabbits out把獾和兔子拉出來 so it needed to be long and thin enough所以牠必須夠長夠瘦 to fit in a tunnel才能鑽進隧道裡 with short strong legs for digging還要有短而有力的腿方便挖掘
They come in different coats (short and smooth, long and silky, or rough and wiry) and in two sizes, standard and miniature.
They come in different coats牠們有不同的毛質 short and smooth短而滑順 long and silky長而柔軟有光澤 or rough and wiry或粗硬捲曲 and in two sizes還分兩種體型 standard and miniature標準型和迷你型
As a word, 'dachshund' is the normal, correct name you would use at a vet's office or in a book. In everyday talk, though, many English speakers say 'sausage dog' (more British) or 'wiener dog' / 'doxie' (more American) — friendly, slightly joking names for the same animal.
As a word就這個詞而言 'dachshund' is'dachshund'是 the normal, correct name正式、正確的名稱 you would use at a vet's office or in a book你會在獸醫診所或書上用到的 In everyday talk, though不過在日常對話裡 many English speakers say很多說英語的人會說 'sausage dog' (more British)'sausage dog'（比較英式） or 'wiener dog' / 'doxie' (more American)或'wiener dog'／'doxie'（比較美式） friendly, slightly joking names這些是親切、帶點玩笑的名稱 for the same animal指的是同一種動物
Note that 'dachshund' does not name a personality, but people who own them will tell you these dogs are stubborn and loud for their size.
Note that要注意 'dachshund' does not name a personality'dachshund'這個詞本身不是在講性格 but people who own them不過養過的人 will tell you會告訴你 these dogs are famously stubborn這種狗出了名的固執 and famously loud for their size而且以牠們的體型來說叫聲出奇地大
組成From German Dachshund, which is literally 'badger dog': Dachs = badger + Hund = dog. So the name is a job description — the dog that goes after badgers.
同家族的字
- houndEnglish 'hound' (a hunting dog) and the German 'Hund' (dog) come from the same old Germanic word.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dachshundnoun/ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/
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A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
- Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence.
- We had decided to take a small dog for the children and we chose a tan, short-haired, six-week-old male dachshund. We named him Fritz.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。