| 单词 | fox-hunt |
| 释义 | ˈfox-hunt
The chase of a fox with hounds.
1816Sporting Mag. XLVII. 288 Next after a fox-hunt, the finest sight in England is a stage-coach just ready to start. 1875W. S. Hayward Love agst. World 11 This is my first fox-hunt.
So ˈfox-hunting vbl. n., the sport of hunting the fox; ˈfox-hunting ppl. a.; and (back-formation) ˈfox-hunt v. intr., also † to fox-hunt it. Also ˈfox-hunter, ˈfox-huntress, ˈfox-huntsman, one who hunts the fox.
1674N. Cox Gentl. Recreat. i. (1677) 106 Fox-hunting is very pleasant. 1692R. L'Estrange Fables civ, The fox-hunters went their way. 1768G. Washington Writ. (1889) II. 232 Rid up to Toulston in order to fox hunt it. 1772Dk. Richmond in Burke's Corr. (1844) I. 393, I have engaged a large party..to come here..and stay a month to fox-hunt. 1827Sporting Mag. XX. 93 No bad stem to graft a fox-huntsman on. 1829Ibid. XXIV. 32 A female fox-huntress. 1830N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 59 A fox-hunting, horse-racing..people. 1837Howitt Rur. Life i. iv. (1862) 31 Fox-hunting is now the chief amusement of the true British sportsman. 1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour lvi. 318 Breaking their necks being, as she conceived, the inevitable end of fox-hunters. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11：
相关热词搜索：foxhunt英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 票据交换所业务 释义 【经】 clearing house service 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻......
单词 foxless 释义 foxless, a.[f. fox n. + -less.]Void of foxes.1891Field 7 Mar. 331/2 To s......
单词 fox-like 释义 fox-like, a.|fkslak|[f. as prec. + like a.]Like a fox; esp. crafty, cun......
字词 票据上的责任 释义 【经】 liability on instrument 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译......
单词 Foxite 释义 Foxite|fksat|[see -ite.]A political follower of Charles James Fox. Also a......
字词 票据交换差额 释义 【经】 clearing balance 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，......