| 单词 | hound |
| 释义 | hound (once / 373 pages) 1nv 2n A hound is a type of dog with big floppy ears, mainly used for hunting. To hound someone is to relentlessly pursue or pester them. When Elvis sings, “You ain’t nothing but a hound dog,” he’s referring to both. Hounds are dogs that have traditionally been used for hunting because they are excellent at tracking. Most hounds (like beagles and dachshunds) have drooping, floppy ears. Hounds can also be big and scary like the one Sherlock Holmes investigates in The Hound of the Baskervilles. If people hound, they hunt, too, but just in an annoying way. A man can hound a woman by asking for a date 10 times. A hounding person is persistent and probably annoying. WORD FAMILYhound: hounded, hounding, hounds USAGE EXAMPLESThey were also in response to what Washington says is the unpleasant hounding of US diplomats in Moscow over a period of years. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Saleh, who calls himself a “professional idiot”, is a publicity hound, and that’s fine for him. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) Remember the scene in “A Christmas Story,” with the Bumpus hounds? Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1n any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears Syn|Hypo|Hyper hound dog Afghan, Afghan hound tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East basset, basset houndsmooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears beaglea small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound bloodhound, sleuthhounda breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking blueticka very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey boarhoundlarge hound used in hunting wild boars coonhoundany of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons foxhoundmedium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes harriera hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits Plott hounda brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars redbonea speedy red or red-and-tan American hound wolfhoundthe largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves greyhounda tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog Ibizan Podenco, Ibizan houndbreed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt Norwegian elkhound, elkhoundbreed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk otter hound, otterhoundhardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters Saluki, gazelle houndold breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia Scottish deerhound, deerhoundvery large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland staghounda large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound Weimaranerlarge breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany coondogany dog trained to hunt raccoons black-and-tan coonhoundAmerican breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game American foxhoundan American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually Walker foxhound, Walker houndan American breed of foxhound English foxhoundan English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs Russian wolfhound, borzoitall fast-moving dog breed Irish wolfhoundlarge breed of hound with a rough thick coat Italian greyhounda toy dog developed from the greyhound whippetsmall slender dog of greyhound type developed in England hunting dog a dog used in hunting game 2v pursue or chase relentlessly 2the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him Syn|Hypo|Hyper hunt, trace ferret hound or harry relentlessly chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail go after with the intent to catch n someone who is morally reprehensible Syn|Hypo|Hyper blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel perisher bounder scoundrel, villain a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately |
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