2008年1月3日 星期四

housebroken

The Office, Housebroken

stigma, peripheral


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adjective (US USUALLY housebroken)
describes a pet that has learned not to urinate or empty its bowels in your home

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

house・broken

━━ a. 家の中で飼いならされた; 〔話〕 (子供が)行儀がいい.


v.

Past participle of housebreak.

adj.
  1. Trained to have excretory habits that are appropriate for indoor living: a fully housebroken dog.
  2. Trained to be docile or compliant.


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