狗在英語(yǔ)中一向被當(dāng)作忠實(shí)、可愛(ài)、聰敏的象征，因此與之有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)大多為褒義詞，但是 a dog in the manger 是個(gè)例外。從字面來(lái)看，a dog in the manger 是指“馬廄里的狗”，狗怎么跑到馬廄里去了呢？
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的解釋是：someone who does not want others to use or enjoy something even though they themselves do not need or want it
Don't be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon.
別這么不夠朋友，既然你今天下午不出去就把自行車借給他用一用。
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