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单词 hare and hounds
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Definition of hare and hounds in English:

hare and hounds

noun
mass noun
  • A game, especially a paperchase, in which a group of people chase another person or group across the countryside.

    猎犬追兔游戏(一种野外游戏,假扮兔子者在前边跑边撒下纸屑,假扮猎犬者在后追赶)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Landlord James Butler is hosting a 60-strong group of runners from the Hash House Harriers running club who plan a one hour ‘hare and hounds’ event beginning at midday.
    • Cross-country running began in England in the early 19th century through a school game called ‘hare and hounds’ or ‘the paper chase.’
    • For the uninitiated, the Hash House Harriers were first established in Malaysia in 1938, when a group of British ex-pats had been meeting for regular ‘hare and hounds’ runs based on English public school paper chases.

Definition of hare and hounds in US English:

hare and hounds

nounˌher (ə)n(d) ˈhoundz
  • A game in which a group of people (the “hounds”) chases across the countryside another person or group (the “hares”), who leave pieces of paper (the “scent”) behind them.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cross-country running began in England in the early 19th century through a school game called ‘hare and hounds’ or ‘the paper chase.’
    • For the uninitiated, the Hash House Harriers were first established in Malaysia in 1938, when a group of British ex-pats had been meeting for regular ‘hare and hounds’ runs based on English public school paper chases.
    • Landlord James Butler is hosting a 60-strong group of runners from the Hash House Harriers running club who plan a one hour ‘hare and hounds’ event beginning at midday.
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