hellhound

n. 恶魔

发音

UK /ˈhɛlhaʊnd/
US /ˈhɛlˌ(h)aʊnd/

词形变化

heckhound hellhounds 复数 hellhounds

别名

hell-hound hell hound

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.

    地狱犬

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    An evil or otherwise unpleasant person.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

troublemaker bad hat mischief-maker troubler

词源

From Middle English helle hound; equivalent to hell + hound.

来源：wiktionary