doghouse
UKˈdɒɡhaʊsUSˈdɔːɡhaʊs
Meaning
1n.
狗屋，犬舍
2n.
（非正式）失宠、受冷落的处境
Usage
The dog sleeps in its insulated doghouse during winter.
冬天狗会在它 insulated 的狗屋里睡觉。
After forgetting their anniversary, he was in the doghouse for a week.
忘了结婚纪念日后，他失宠了一周。
She built a wooden doghouse with a sloped roof for her pet.
她为自己的宠物建了一个带斜顶的木制狗屋。
Etymology
Doghouse 是一个典型的英语复合词，由两个基础名词直接拼接而成。它的字面意义“狗屋”清晰直观——专为狗设计的遮蔽所。约20世纪中期，这个词衍生出有趣的隐喻含义：当某人“in the doghouse”（在狗屋里），暗示其像被责罚的狗一样被孤立、不受欢迎，生动体现了从物理空间到情感地位的词义演变。