hound

猟犬

狩りのために育てられた犬。嗅覚が優れていることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A dog bred for hunting, often with a strong sense of smell.

• The hound followed the smell.
• A pack of hounds ran across the field.
• Their old hound slept beside the fire.

類義語： hunting dog

よく使う表現： pack of hounds, hunting hound

しつこく追い回す、つきまとう

しつこく人を困らせたり追い回したりして、生活を苦しくすること。

やさしい英語で： To keep bothering or following someone, making their life difficult.

• Reporters hounded her all week.
• He keeps hounding me for an answer.
• The family was hounded by photographers outside their home.

使い方： hound someone for something (The children hounded him for money.); hound someone into doing something (They hounded her into signing the agreement.); hound someone out of something (The repeated threats hounded him out of his home.)

類義語： harass, pester, badger

よく使う表現： hound someone for something, hound someone out