| 词汇 | bloodhound |
| 释义 | bloodhound noun[ C ] uk /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ us /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ a type of large dog with long ears, skin that hangs in folds, and a very good ability to smell things, used for hunting animals, or by the police for finding or catching people: Prison guards and packs of bloodhounds are waiting for the escaped prisoner to make a move. Federal agents using bloodhounds are searching for a man wanted as a witness to the bombing. adogslifephoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Authorities are using bloodhounds to search for the escapees. The bloodhounds found no objects or clothing, but they did follow a scent track. The police have introduced nine bloodhounds to track the gang. He was arrested on 8 September as troopers with helicopters and bloodhounds finally closed in. Police are tracking the four men with heat-seeking equipment and bloodhounds. Canines (dogs) Affenpinscher Afghan hound Airedale terrier Akita Alaskan Malamute English setter English springer spaniel fennec fox fox terrier foxhound Pekinese Pembroke Welsh corgi Perro de Presa Canario Peruvian Inca Orchid Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Slovenský Kopov Slovenský Čuvač Small Münsterländer smooth fox terrier sniffer dog Even the barking of the bloodhounds was heard but seldom, and then far in the distance. He's cocker spaniel and bloodhound, and he knows things, that dog. I'll bet her pa's got the Law out combing the woods with bloodhounds! The dogs I saw were all mongrels with sometimes a retriever, bloodhound or Great Dane strain. We found the dogs in the stable, and I recalled the deep baying of the night when a fine bloodhound and two great Danes leaped out to greet us. bloodhound | American Dictionarybloodhound noun[ C ] us/ˈblʌdˌhɑʊnd/ a type of dog with an unusually good ability to smell something, sometimes used for hunting animals or finding people Examples of bloodhoundbloodhound The bloodhound followed the trail. Bloodhound is coming along satisfactorily and a number of new stations are being set up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been a watchdog rather than a bloodhound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bloodhound is aging and increasingly ineffective in the face of modern electronic counter-measures, and it is no longer cost-effective to keep it in service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a famous judgment to the effect that an auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They saw the bloodhounds and followed the hunt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A friend of mine had a pack of bloodhounds and a meet was advertised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The auditor is a watchdog, not a bloodhound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have an association with my local pack of bloodhounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Drag hunts and bloodhound packs have doubled in number over the past 20 years, while the number of fox hunts has declined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the famous judgment in an auditing case when it was settled and has never been unsettled, that an auditor is a watchdog, not a bloodhound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Put some bloodhounds on his track. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Doubtless he had a pair of bloodhounds behind him! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said nothing about bloodhounds attacking children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The extension of the period of tender seems to have resulted in industrial bloodhounds sniffing around those yards which are to be privatised, looking for some easy pickings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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