单词 | bloodhound |
释义 | bloodhound[ bluhd-hound ] / ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloodhound ON THESAURUS.COM nounone of a breed of medium- to large-sized dogs, usually having a black-and-tan coat, very long ears, loose skin, and an acute sense of smell: used chiefly for following human scents. a person who is a steadfast pursuer. Origin of bloodhoundFirst recorded in 1300–50, bloodhound is from the Middle English word blod-hound.See blood, hound1 Words nearby bloodhoundblood grouping, blood group-specific substances A and B, blood guilt, bloodguilty, blood heat, bloodhound, blooding, Blood is thicker than water, blood knot, bloodless, bloodless operation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bloodhoundBritish Dictionary definitions for bloodhoundbloodhound / (ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd) / nouna large breed of hound having a smooth glossy coat of red, tan, or black and loose wrinkled skin on its head: formerly much used in tracking and police work informal a detective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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