A Spartan dog

嗜杀成性的人

Sparton dog是一种大猎犬，本性残酷，它捉到猎物时，会把猎物扯碎，再慢慢饱餐。因此 Sparton dog比喻一个嗜杀成性的人。

1.The murderer has killed nine people during the last three years!The judge described him as a Sparton dog and sentenced him to life imprisonment yesterday.那杀人犯在过去三年内竟杀了九个人！昨天法官斥责他“嗜杀成性”，判他终身监禁。

2.The suspect is a Sparton dog but he is surprisingly gentle to his little son. 那嫌疑犯嗜杀成性，但他对待自己的小儿子却异常温柔。