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Picture a dog in its first year — small, soft, , still growing into its own . The word carries a warmth towards something little and handled , and that warmth is what lets it stretch, in casual speech, onto other small things you can pick up.
可以想成一隻剛出生沒多久的狗：小小的、軟軟的、腳掌大得不成比例，走路還會自己絆到。這個字連帶著一種對小東西的憐愛口氣…更多收起
可以想成一隻剛出生沒多久的狗：小小的、軟軟的、腳掌大得不成比例，走路還會自己絆到。這個字連帶著一種對小東西的憐愛口氣——正是這股口氣，讓它在口語裡偶爾也被拿去指手上那個小玩意兒。原始詞典資料8 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。
puppynoun/ˈpʌpi/
- 1
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
- 2
A young rat.
- 3
A young seal.
- 4
A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
- 5
slangA woman’s breast.
- Unclasp your bra and set those puppies free.
- 6
informalA (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
- I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
- 7
derogatorydatedA conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
- I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.
- I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]
puppyverb/ˈpʌpi/
- 1
To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
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。