词汇 | sight-hound |
释义 | sight hound noun[ C ] (alsosighthound)uk /ˈsaɪt ˌhaʊnd/ us /ˈsaɪt ˌhaʊnd/ a hound(= a dog used in hunting) that hunts animals by sight rather than by smell: Scent hounds have evolved differently from sight hounds, which need to be fast enough to keep quarries in their sights. A trained sighthound, Lulu can amaze her owners by spying the slightest movement of a squirrel or a chipmunk at the far end of the street. Compare scent hound Greyhounds and whippets are typically classified as sighthounds, which is why they are adapted to run so fast. Canines (dogs) Affenpinscher Afghan hound Airedale terrier Akita Alaskan Malamute English cocker spaniel English setter English springer spaniel fennec fox fox terrier Parson Russell terrier Pekinese Pembroke Welsh corgi Perro de Presa Canario Peruvian Inca Orchid Slovenský Kopov Slovenský Čuvač Small Münsterländer smooth fox terrier sniffer dog |
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