| 词汇 | hound out |
| 释义 | Phr V hound out hounds, hounding, hounded hound out sb or hound sb out to force someone to leave a job or placeusually + ofHe claims he was hounded out of his job by a group of students who disapproved of his views. hound out sb • hound sb out usually passive to force someone to leave a place or job by making the situation very unpleasant for them: She didn't resign; she was hounded out by her colleagues.+ of a man who was cruelly persecuted and hounded out of one country after another■ SIMILAR TO: drive out hound (someone) out (of some place)To hunt, chase, or pursue someone relentlessly, until they leave a particular place. Police hounded the suspect out of his hideout and were able to arrest him en route to Mexico. hound (something) out of (someone)To badger, hector, or pester someone, especially persistently or relentlessly, until they reveal some piece of information. Good luck hounding that secret out of Bill—he's like a vault with stuff like that. The police are trying to hound the criminal's whereabouts out of one of her accomplices. hound someone out(of something or some place) Go to hound someone from some place. |
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