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单词

hound

读音
haʊnd
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词根

"Hound" 没有明确的词根,但是可以追溯至古英语的 "hund",在古英语中它意思是 "dog"(犬)。

释义

n. 猎犬;追逐者;(非正式)卑劣的人 v. 追猎;烦扰;迫使某人离开;激励 [ 复数 hounds 第三人称单数 hounds 现在分词 hounding 过去式 hounded 过去分词 hounded ]

例句

The hound found a profound book on the roundabout.
猎犬在旋转木马上找到一本深奥的书。
Holmes thought deeply on the way home: the story of the Hound, Sir Charles's death, the strange letter, the missing boot and the black bearded man.
在回家的路上,福尔摩斯沉思着猎犬的故事、查尔斯爵士的死、那封奇怪的信、丢失的靴子和那个黑胡子男人。
He pursued the problem like the sleuth-hound that he was.
他像猎犬一样追踪这个问题。

强化记忆

你可以联想到"hounds"是一种狗,它们总是追赶得很紧。"Hound" 的形式和意义在英语的发展中保持稳定。它最早的形式可以追溯到公元前100年的古英语期,在古英语中,"hund" 不仅指"猎犬",还代表了所有的狗。

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The twelfth and final task was to bring back Cerberus,the three-headed hound guarding the underworld.Helped by Hermes and Athena, Hercules descended and met Hades himself.
And I did everything I could to spend my time,every waking hour possible trying to hound these guys,hanging out and having beers and workouts, whatever it was.
which he achieved by grabbing all three of its heads at once.When he presented the hound to a horrified Eurystheus,the king finally declared the hero’s service complete.
I collect autographed books, and those of you authorsin the audience know I hound you for them --and CDs too, Tracy.
♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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