| Front | hound |
|---|---|
| Back | 牛津8 noun, verbBrE /haʊnd/NAmE /haʊnd/noun  word origin  example bank a dog that can run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for huntingThe hounds picked up the scent of the fox. see also Afghan hound, bloodhound, foxhound,greyhound, wolfhoundverb  verb forms  word origin  example bank ~ sbto keep following sb and not leave them alone, especially in order to get sth from them or ask them questions harassThey were hounded day and night by the press. The travellers say the police are hounding them.ˌhound 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 unpleasantThey were hounded out of the country. He claims he has been hounded from his job by jealous colleagues. 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 朗文动词短语 |
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