whippet 小灵狗来自whip,鞭子，快速移动，-et,小词后缀。用来指小灵狗。
- 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.
- 他像一头敏捷的惠比特犬, 挥舞着他瘦弱的胳膊, 迎头冲向汹涌的巨浪.
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