好词典
hounded
UK //ˈhaʊndɪd//US //ˈhaʊndɪd//
词源
源自中古英语hound（猎犬），比喻像猎犬追捕猎物般的行为，最早记录于16世纪。
verb
❶ 指持续不断地骚扰、追赶或逼迫某人，通常带有负面含义，形容像猎犬追捕猎物一样紧追不舍。
“The journalist was hounded by paparazzi wherever she went.”
（这位记者无论走到哪里都被狗仔队紧紧跟随。）
“He felt hounded by creditors after losing his job.”
（失业后他感到债主们对他穷追不舍。）
同义词:harassed, persecuted, pestered, badgered, chased
常见短语
hounded out — 指通过持续施压或骚扰迫使某人离开某个位置或场所。
“The whistleblower was hounded out of the company.”
（举报人被逼得离开了公司。）