[N-COUNT 可数名词]猎犬;赛犬 A hound is a type of dog that is often used for hunting or racing.
Rainey's chief interest in life is hunting with hounds.
雷尼生活的最大爱好就是带着猎狗去打猎。
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[VERB 动词](不断地)烦扰,叨唠,纠缠 If someone hounds you, they constantly disturb or speak to you in an annoying or upsetting way.
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Newcomers are constantly hounding them for advice...
新人总是一刻不停地缠着向他们讨教。
From the start of the season, the Arsenal striker has been hounded by the press.
从本赛季甫一开始,这位阿森纳队的前锋就不停地遭到媒体的骚扰。
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[VERB 动词](常指通过不断批评而)逼迫(某人辞职或离开某地) If someone is hounded out of a job or place, they are forced to leave it, often because other people are constantly criticizing them.
[be V-ed out of/from n]
[usu passive]
There is a general view around that he has been hounded out of office by the press.
人们普遍认为他不堪舆论压力被迫离职。
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hound/haʊnd; NAmEhaʊnd/
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houndhoundshoundedhoundingnouna dog that can run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting 猎犬;猎狗☞see also
Afghan hound
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bloodhound
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foxhound
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greyhound
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wolfhound
verbhoundsb to keep following sb and not leave them alone, especially in order to get sth from them or ask them questions 追踪;追逐;纠缠SYN
harass
◆They were hounded day and night by the press.他们日夜遭到新闻界的跟踪。PHRASAL VERBˌhound sb ˈout (of sth) | ˈhound sb from sth[usually passive ]to force sb to leave a job or a place, especially by making their life difficult and unpleasant 逼迫某人离职(或离开某地)hound/haʊnd; NAmEhaʊnd/
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hound1 noun
hound2 verb
houndhound1 /haʊnd/ noun [countable]
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1a dog that is fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting2 informal a dog
hound1 noun
hound2 verb
houndhound2 verb [transitive]
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1to keep following someone and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way → harass: After the court case, Lee was hounded relentlessly by the press.2hound somebody out (of/from something) to make things so unpleasant for someone that they are forced to leave a place, job etcSYN drive out: The family were hounded out of their home by 18 months of abuse.
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