"hound" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 獵犬
• 纏擾（比喻）

Definition

獵犬是一種因嗅覺靈敏而常用來狩獵的狗。作為動詞時，'hound' 指持續追蹤或纏擾某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'hound' 作名詞時專指獵犬，與一般的 'dog' 有所不同。作動詞時多為貶義，形容不斷糾纏、追問，常見於媒體等情境。

Examples

The hound followed the scent through the forest.

那隻**獵犬**沿著氣味穿過森林。

My neighbor owns a big hound.

我鄰居有一隻大**獵犬**。

Reporters hounded the actor everywhere he went.

記者們到處**纏擾**這位演員。

Stop hounding me about the dishes, I'll do them!

別再為洗碗的事**纏著**我了，我會洗的！

Those tabloid photographers always hound celebrities for a good picture.

那些八卦雜誌攝影師總是**纏著**名人拍好照片。

He was hounded by debt collectors day and night.

他日夜被討債人**纏擾**。