English Dictionary

bloodhound

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

名詞

比喩的用法 古語

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

日本語の意味

bloodhound：大型で嗅覚が非常に優れた猟犬。数日前の匂いも追跡可能で、広範囲にわたる探索能力を持つ。警察犬として、行方不明者の捜索や逃走中の容疑者、脱走囚人の追跡に利用される。

The bloodhound alerted the search team by tugging at its leash and leading them toward the scent of the lost child.

その大型の嗅覚猟犬はリードを引っ張って捜索隊に合図し、行方不明の子どもの匂いへと彼らを導いた。

意味（1）

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.

意味（3）

(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

For now the despot’s blood-hounds with their prey, Unarmed and unaware, were gorging deep Their gluttony of death; the loose array Of horsemen o’er the wide fields murdering sweep, And with loud laughter for their tyrant reap A harvest sown with other hopes; […]

bloodhounds （ plural ）