单词 | sleuthhound |
释义 | sleuthhound (once / 246236 pages) n WORD FAMILY sleuthhound: sleuthhounds USAGE EXAMPLESNot even the very keenest of the law's sleuthhounds were able to avoid such mistakes. Various, The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII,...(2011) I suppose it will be a long race, for these Norman sleuthhounds are sure of scent, and will not be easily shaken off! Bowling, John, The Last of the Vikings(2011) This explains why the dog has sometimes been called a sleuthhound; that is, a dog set upon a sleuth, or trail. Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May), Landseer—A collection of fifteen pi...(2010) 1n a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking Syn|Hyper bloodhound hound, hound dog any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears 2n a detective who follows a trail Syn|Hyper sleuth detective an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public |
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