嗅觉猎犬;追踪猎犬:一类主要依靠嗅觉循迹追踪气味来寻找猎物(或追踪人/物)的猎犬。常见于狩猎、搜救、追踪等语境。(也常写作 scent hound)
/ˈsɛnt.haʊnd/
The beagle is a popular scenthound.
比格犬是一种很受欢迎的嗅觉猎犬。
Trained as a scenthound, the dog followed a faint trail through the forest until it located the missing hiker.
作为嗅觉猎犬受训后,这只狗沿着森林里很淡的气味痕迹一路追踪,直到找到了失踪的徒步者。
scenthound 是合成词:scent(气味、嗅迹)+ hound(猎犬)。字面意思就是“靠气味工作的猎犬”,强调这类犬以嗅觉循迹为主要能力,与更侧重视觉追逐的猎犬类型形成对比。