hounds 是 hound 的第三人稱單數、複數houndKK [haʊnd] /haʊnd/發音名詞1獵犬、獵狗The hounds picked up the scent and raced into the woods.獵犬嗅到氣味後，便衝進林子裡。2迷、狂熱者口語，多用於複合詞He's a real news hound and reads five papers a day.他是個十足的新聞迷，一天要看五份報紙。動詞1糾纏、騷擾、不斷逼迫常用被動Reporters hounded the singer for weeks after the scandal.醜聞爆發後，記者連續好幾週糾纏那位歌手。2追捕、窮追不捨The police hounded the suspect across three states.警方跨越三個州窮追不捨地追捕那名嫌犯。3逼迫、催逼His parents hounded him into applying for the job.他父母逼著他去應徵那份工作。