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单词 hellhound
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Definition of hellhound in English:

hellhound

noun ˈhɛlhaʊndˈhelˌhound
  • A demon in the form of a dog.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The council slowly and with much detail gave the barbarians information of the hellhound that the elves had accidentally summoned and what had befallen their tribe.
    • PJ Harvey, particularly, sings as if hellhounds are on her trail.
    • What pack of demonic hellhounds brought you into this world?
    • It feels like the century's chasing us, like having a hellhound on your trail.
    • The hellhound let out a roar that shook the very walls and lunged for the man in front of him.
    • To my own ears it sounds like some kind of hellhound that has broke loose from Hades.
    • Players will encounter hellhounds, werewolves, vampires, hobbits, ghosts, barbarians and demigorgons.
    • Constantly haunted by images of hellhounds, loneliness, and an unreasonable wanderlust, Johnson lived hand to mouth, playing at plantations, house parties and street corners.
    • The hellhounds bared their teeth in a canine laugh.
    • A nice little puppy can turn into a hellhound over night and kill the mailman.
    • It is Sir Charles' mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Holmes and Watson to the scene of one of their most famous and intriguing cases - the mystery of the legendary hellhound of Dartmoor.
    Synonyms
    demon, devil, evil spirit, imp, bogie

Origin

Old English: originally referring especially to Cerberus, the watchdog of Hades in Greek mythology.

 
 

Definition of hellhound in US English:

hellhound

nounˈhelˌhound
  • A demon in the form of a dog.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hellhound let out a roar that shook the very walls and lunged for the man in front of him.
    • What pack of demonic hellhounds brought you into this world?
    • Constantly haunted by images of hellhounds, loneliness, and an unreasonable wanderlust, Johnson lived hand to mouth, playing at plantations, house parties and street corners.
    • Players will encounter hellhounds, werewolves, vampires, hobbits, ghosts, barbarians and demigorgons.
    • PJ Harvey, particularly, sings as if hellhounds are on her trail.
    • To my own ears it sounds like some kind of hellhound that has broke loose from Hades.
    • It feels like the century's chasing us, like having a hellhound on your trail.
    • It is Sir Charles' mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Holmes and Watson to the scene of one of their most famous and intriguing cases - the mystery of the legendary hellhound of Dartmoor.
    • The council slowly and with much detail gave the barbarians information of the hellhound that the elves had accidentally summoned and what had befallen their tribe.
    • The hellhounds bared their teeth in a canine laugh.
    • A nice little puppy can turn into a hellhound over night and kill the mailman.
    Synonyms
    demon, devil, evil spirit, imp, bogie

Origin

Old English: originally referring especially to Cerberus, the watchdog of Hades in Greek mythology.

 
 
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