看家狗 a watch dog
watchdog
[脊椎] house dog
- 结实的小黑狗,最初在荷兰和比利时用作船上的看家狗。
breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium. - 这些最先从亚洲引进的狗,待人友好,早在罗马时代就给人当看家狗。
There friendly dogs, which were first brought form Asia, were used as watchdog even in Roman times. - 尽管如此,当一天的狩猎结束后,主人回到家还会给看家狗一大份儿的战利品。
Nevertheless, when the man returned home after a good day's sport, he always gave the house dog a large share of his spoil.