doghouse(名词):狗屋;狗窝;(口语)也可指“惹人生气后被冷落/受罚的处境”(in the doghouse)。
/ˈdɔːɡˌhaʊs/
The dog sleeps in its doghouse at night.
狗晚上睡在它的狗屋里。
After he forgot their anniversary, he was in the doghouse for weeks.
他忘了他们的纪念日后,被“打入冷宫”了好几个星期。
doghouse由 dog(狗)+ house(房子)构成,字面义是“给狗住的小房子”。引申义短语 in the doghouse 属于口语表达,常用来形容因为做错事而“失宠”“被责怪”“被冷处理”的状态。