C 猎狗，猎犬 a hunting dog, especially one that uses smell in hunting

　The hunter has twenty more hounds.　那猎人有二十几条猎狗。
　It used to be the custom for most wealthy families to ride to hounds.　过去骑马打猎是大多数有钱人家的习惯。

　vt.　不断侵扰，烦扰 chase or worry continually

　I must finish the work so my boss will stop hounding me.　我必须做完工作，以免老板总是纠缠着我。
　His creditors were hounding him for money.　债主们逼着找他要钱。

 ♣ hound down　(v.+adv.)
　追捕到，追查出　find sb/sth after a persistent chase
　The police have promised to hound down those responsible for the explosion.　警方已保证要追查此次爆炸事件有责任的人员。
 ♣ hound out　(v.+adv.)
　强迫某人离开（某事物〔地方〕)force sb to leave (sth〔a place〕　)
　When his employers discovered his shameful past, they hounded him out of the company.　当他的雇主发现他过去不光彩的行为后，就把他从公司赶了出去。

　［词源］古英语hund（狗，猎狗）