hound
hound
noun
ride to hounds
noun
- a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent
猎狗
■[with modifier]a person keen in pursuit of something
逐猎者，热心追逐者
he has a reputation as a publicity hound.
他以热衷于追求公众注意而闻名。
■a pursuing runner in the game of hare and hounds
（野兔和猎狗打猎中的）追赶者
■(informal, dated)a despicable or contemptible man
(非正式，旧)卑鄙的人
■used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound
用于角鲨鱼的名称中，如nurse hound, smooth hound
- [with obj.]harass or persecute (someone) relentlessly
无情（或不断）地烦扰（或迫害）（人）
she was hounded by the Italian press.
她受到意大利新闻界的不断烦扰。
his opponents used the allegations to hound him out of office.
他的对手用各种指控逼他离职。
■pursue relentlessly
紧追不舍
he led the race from start to finish but was hounded all the way by Phillips.
比赛中他从头到尾都领先，但一直被菲利普斯紧追不舍。
ride to hounds
- 见ride
- Old English hund (in the general sense 'dog'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hond and German Hund, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kuōn, kun- 'dog'
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