【chihuahua】 - A-level备考词汇

chihuahua

UK:  [tʃəˈwɑːwə]

US:  [tʃɪˈwɑwə]

复数：chihuahuas  

n.

1.【动】吉娃娃,一种小型犬

2.【城】奇瓦瓦州,亦指奇瓦瓦州首府奇瓦瓦市,位于墨西哥北部

1 . A chihuahua is a dog, but a tall chihuahua is not a tall dog; "tall" changes meaning by virtue of the word next to it.
一条吉娃娃是一条狗，但是一条高的吉娃娃不是高的狗。“高”在不同的词前面会有不懂的意思。

2 . HE weighs just a few ounces. You can put him in a coffee cup. Tom Thumb is a Chihuahua in Britain. He may be the smallest dog in the world.
他体重仅几盎司你可以把他放在咖啡杯汤姆大拇是在英国的吉娃娃…他可能是最小的狗在成为世界第二大贸易国。

3 . Chihuahua state police spokesman Fidel Banuelos said the attackers there had left messages accusing the victims of being criminals.
奇娃娃州警署的发言人FidelBanuelos说袭击者已留下话受害者应归罪于罪犯们

4 . Durango State and the other two northern Mexico state of Sinaloa border, and Chihuahua is called "Golden Triangle. "
杜兰戈州和另外两个墨西哥北部边境州锡那罗亚州和奇瓦瓦州被称作“金三角”。

5 . But face it, the only shot a male Chihuahua has with a female Mastiff involves rock climbing or spelunking equipment.
一只公的吉娃娃要与一只母的英国獒犬成事的唯一可能，还需要攀岩或洞穴探险设备的辅助才行。