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单词 foxhound
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foxhound
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɒks.haʊnd/us
/ˈfɑːks.haʊnd/
atypeofdogwithearsthathangdown andshort,smoothfurthat is usuallyblack,white, andlightbrown
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(Definition offoxhoundfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • His right hand is as delicate an organ as a foxhound's nose.
  • Off in the woods a mile away sounded the deep, mellow tones of two foxhounds.
  • Six foxhounds burst out at once upon the little heath, with a cry resembling the noise of a triumph.
  • The baying of hounds, as if in 'full cry,' sounded closer and closer, and suddenly, out of the shadow of some trees, a number of foxhounds, running at full speed, appeared in the clear light of the moon.
  • When we descended I followed Holmes into the stable yard, where he opened the door of a loose-box and led out a squat, lop-eared, white-and-tan dog, something between a beagle and a foxhound.
foxhound
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɒks.haʊnd/us
/ˈfɑːks.haʊnd/
atypeofsmalldogwithearsthathangdown andshort,smooth, usuallyblack,white, andlightbrownfur
猎狐犬

Examplesoffoxhound

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It is true that a master of foxhounds is supposed to be able to stop his hounds running riot.
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For every pack of drag hounds throughout the country, there are about eight packs of foxhounds.
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Why do foxhounds and beagles need that winding-up period, but not the sport of coursing?
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A master of foxhounds has an interest in foxes and wants to keep the stock up.
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Blocking, which is the major cause of disturbance, is carried out mainly by foxhounds, terrier men and farmers.
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Such foxhounds are not used in any sporting sense but purely to control foxes.
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I suspect that the masters of foxhounds may not be aware how, in certain rural areas, people seek to supplement their relatively low incomes.
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I myself know just how adequate a vehicle an aeroplane is for transporting foxhounds.
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You might as well ask a master of foxhounds to run a girls' school.
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I can give him one assurance straight away: there is no threat by way of electrocution of foxhounds from the introduction of the telemetric system.
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Nobody bothers when foxhounds go through a country town and hold up the traffic, least of all their lordships.
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There is no logic in the argument that all foxhounds would be put down if hunting were banned.
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I would not suggest for one moment that foxhounds, however diverted, injure people directly.
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The amendment would not apply only to foxhounds.
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I am advised that the presence of foxhounds on railway track is most unlikely to involve any danger to trains or their passengers.
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