| 释义 |
hound/haʊnd/ n. & v.●n. 1a a dog used for hunting, esp. one able to track by scent (尤指能通过气味追猎的)猎犬 b (作 the hounds) Brit. a pack of foxhounds [英]猎狐狗 2 colloq. a despicable man [口]卑鄙的人 3 a runner who follows a trail in hare and hounds (在猎兔游戏中)扮猎狗的人 4 a person keen in pursuit of something 有瘾的人；迷于某事的人 usu. in comb. 通常用于复合词 : news-hound 追逐新闻的人 ●v. tr. 1 harass or pursue relentlessly 烦扰；紧追 2 chase or pursue with a hound 带猎狗追赶 3 (foll. by 后跟 at) set (a dog or person) on (a quarry) (使人或狗)追逐(目标、猎物) 4 urge on or nag (a person) 催促；抱怨，指责 □ ride to hounds go fox-hunting on horseback 骑马猎狐 [Old English hund, from Germanic] |