• n. 輕型戰(zhàn)車；小靈狗（一種賽狗）

來自whip,鞭子，快速移動，-et,小詞后綴。用來指小靈狗。

whippet (n.)

small, fast type of dog, c. 1600, probably from whip (v.) in the sense of "move quickly" + diminutive suffix -et. Used earlier (1540s) in reference to "a brisk, nimble woman."

1. Keen as a whippet , his thin arms pumping , he headed into the prevailing swell.

他像一頭敏捷的惠比特犬, 揮舞著他瘦弱的胳膊, 迎頭沖向洶涌的巨浪.

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