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a hound
A hound is often used for tracking.
猎犬常用于追踪。
猎犬；猎狗
hounds — plural of hound
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
猎犬；猎狗
A dog, especially one of a breed with a strong sense of smell, developed for hunting other animals.
A hound is often used for tracking.
猎犬常用于追踪。
猎犬,尤指嗅觉灵敏、用于狩猎的犬种
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
桅肩,用于支撑桅楼和顶桅的突出部分
Projections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.
猎犬,尤指耳下垂的大型猎犬
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
犬科动物
Any canine animal.
The hound followed the fox through the forest.
猎犬跟着狐狸穿过了森林。
Old Mr. Smith keeps three hounds in his backyard for hunting.
老史密斯先生在后院养了三只猎犬用于狩猎。
When the hunter whistled, the hound came running immediately.
猎人吹口哨时，猎犬立刻跑过来。
A hound is often used for tracking.
猎犬常用于追踪。
The hounds are barking loudly.
那些猎犬在大声叫。
此用法为贬义，指道德败坏、令人讨厌的人。
That guy is a hound.
那家伙是个卑鄙的人。
Not this
I hound the rabbit.
Use this
I hunt the rabbit.
英语中'hound'作名词指猎犬，不作动词表示追捕；动词应为'hunt'。中文学习者容易将'hound'与'hunt'混淆，因为二者发音相似且中文里常混用'追捕'的概念。
Not this
I have hound.
Use this
I have a hound.
英语中可数名词'hound'前需加冠词或限定词。中文没有冠词系统，学习者常遗漏不定冠词'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吠叫的猎犬
The baying hounds chased the fox through the forest.
吠叫的猎犬追着狐狸穿过森林。
一群猎犬
The pack of hounds was released for the morning hunt.
那群猎犬被放出来进行早晨的狩猎。
追踪猎犬
The police used a tracking hound to find the missing child.
警方使用追踪猎犬找到了失踪的孩子。
狩猎用猎犬
Hunting hounds are trained to follow scents.
狩猎用猎犬被训练来追踪气味。
忠诚的猎犬
The faithful hound never left its master's side.
那只忠诚的猎犬从不离开主人的身边。
嗅觉猎犬
Scent hounds rely on their keen sense of smell.
嗅觉猎犬依靠它们敏锐的嗅觉。
停止追捕；停止指责
The CEO decided to call off the hounds after the competitor apologized.
在竞争对手道歉后，首席执行官决定停止追究。
骑马猎狐
Every autumn, the wealthy families ride to hounds in the countryside.
每年秋天，富裕的家庭都会去乡下骑马猎狐。
你只不过是一条猎犬，整天哭哭啼啼。
The song 'Hound Dog' made 'hound' a familiar word in pop culture.
歌曲《猎犬》让“猎犬”这个词在流行文化中家喻户晓。
福尔摩斯先生，那是一只巨型猎犬的脚印！
The hound in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is a famous literary monster.
《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》中的猎犬是一个著名的文学怪物。
Use hounds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'hound'与'hunt'（狩猎），猎犬是狩猎用的狗，耳朵下垂。发音像'嚎的'，想象猎犬嚎叫。
指猎犬，多用于狩猎或犬类讨论场景，语气中性。注意不要与动词"追逼"混淆。
指用于狩猎的狗，常带有下垂的大耳朵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.