Word · Frequency #8069
hound
纠缠；追逼；烦扰
to persistently chase, harass, or annoy someone
- 1.
To persistently harass doggedly.
持续纠缠
- 2.
pursue or chase relentlessly
无情地追逐或追赶
持续纠缠；无情地追逐或追赶；带猎犬狩猎；追捕；激励
In use
The reporters hounded the celebrity for an interview after the awards ceremony.
She felt hounded by her boss's constant emails on weekends.
The debt collectors are hounding him for payment every day.
the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
hound sb
hound 是及物动词，宾语通常是人或动物，强调反复、持续地骚扰或紧追。
Reporters hounded the actor all week.
记者们整整一周都在纠缠这位演员。
hound sb into doing sth
此结构表示通过持续骚扰或施压使某人做某事，常用于被动形式：be hounded into doing sth。
The tabloids hounded her into making a public statement.
小报不断纠缠她，迫使她发表公开声明。
be hounded out of sth
hound sb out of sth 指用持续骚扰迫使某人离开某处或某职位，常用被动语态。
He was hounded out of his job by false accusations.
他被不实指控纠缠得丢掉了工作。
Verb forms
base hound · third person hounds · -ing hounding · past hounded · past participle hounded
注意：该动词规则变化，过去式加-ed。
Common mistakes
The reporters hounded after the star all day.The reporters hounded the star all day.
hound 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，表示‘纠缠/追赶某人’，不需要像汉语‘追着…不放’那样加介词 after。
The manager hounded me to finishing the report.The manager hounded me to finish the report.
hound someone 后接带 to 的不定式表示‘催促某人做某事’，不能用 to + -ing 形式；finish 要用原形。
The creditors hounded to get their money back.The creditors hounded him to get their money back.
hound 是及物动词，必须带宾语；汉语可以说‘追着要钱’而省略对象，英语里 hounded 后要明确是被催逼的人（him/them 等）。
Connections
Collocations
- hound someone relentlessly
- 无情地纠缠某人
- The reporters hounded the politician relentlessly.记者们无情地纠缠那位政客。
- be hounded by the press
- 被媒体纠缠
- She was hounded by the press wherever she went.她无论走到哪里都被媒体纠缠。
- hound someone out of office
- 逼迫某人离职
- The scandal hounded the minister out of office.丑闻逼得那位部长离职。
- hound someone for payment
- 不断向某人追讨欠款
- The creditor hounded him for payment every day.债主天天追着他讨债。
- hound someone into doing something
- 缠着某人使其做某事
- The kids hounded their parents into buying a dog.孩子们缠着父母买了条狗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
猎犬hound追猎物死咬不放，像狗皮膏药一样缠着人，所以动词义是“纠缠、追逼”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常对话、书面叙述 hound 作动词表示“持续纠缠、追逼”，语气偏中性但带负面色彩；在正式新闻和日常口语中都较常见，常描述被记者、债主或麻烦事不断烦扰。通常不用于极正式的学术文体，除非强调“不断追逼”的动作。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 hound（/haʊnd/）押韵：-ound 发 /aʊnd/。注意拼写相同的 wound 可能读 /wuːnd/（伤口）或 /waʊnd/（wind 的过去式），只有后者与 hound 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.