hound

Jagdhund

Ein für die Jagd gezüchteter Hund, oft mit besonders gutem Geruchssinn.

In einfachem Englisch: A dog bred for hunting, often with a strong sense of smell.

• The hound followed the smell.
• A pack of hounds ran across the field.
• Their old hound slept beside the fire.

Synonyme: hunting dog

Häufige Wendungen: pack of hounds, hunting hound

bedrängen, verfolgen

Jemanden ständig belästigen oder verfolgen und ihm dadurch das Leben schwer machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep bothering or following someone, making their life difficult.

• Reporters hounded her all week.
• He keeps hounding me for an answer.
• The family was hounded by photographers outside their home.

So benutzt man es: hound someone for something (The children hounded him for money.); hound someone into doing something (They hounded her into signing the agreement.); hound someone out of something (The repeated threats hounded him out of his home.)

Synonyme: harass, pester, badger

Häufige Wendungen: hound someone for something, hound someone out