hound down(v.+adv.)
追捕到,追查出find sb/sth after a persistent chase
▲hound sb/sth ⇔ down
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〕)
▲hound sb out of sth
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。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
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。

［词源］＜古英语hund(狗,猎狗)

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。