bloodhound

FREQ #28568

n. 侦探犬 [法] 血提犬, 侦探

发音

UK /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/
其它

词形变化

bloodhounds 复数 bloodhounds

别名

bloud-hound blood-hound bloudhound

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

  2. 2.

    A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.

    比喻 非正式
  3. 3.

    A bloodthirsty person.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sleuth-hound

上位词 2

hound hound dog

词源

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.

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