retriever
UK/ri'tri:vә/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A breed of dog trained to fetch shot game for hunters; a person or thing that retrieves something.
寻回犬（一种受训取回猎物的狗）；取回者
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
trievroot
+
erone who does, agent
=retriever
Common Collocations
- 1.golden retriever金毛寻回犬
- 2.Labrador retriever拉布拉多寻回犬
- 3.retriever breed寻回犬品种
- 4.[trained retriever]受训寻回犬
Example Sentences
- 1.
The golden retriever bounded across the field to fetch the tennis ball.
- 2.
Labrador retrievers are popular family pets due to their gentle temperament.
- 3.
The hunter relied on his retriever to locate and bring back the downed birds.