recover the scent

• vi. 失去嗅迹(失去线索)

recover the scent的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The hounds harked back to the dells.
   猎犬折回小山谷想再找寻到嗅迹。
2. When the hunter realized that the quarry had gone to earth and the dogs had lost scent, he called off the hunt.
   猎人发现猎物逃入洞穴，猎犬失去了猎物的嗅迹后，他便命令猎犬停止搜索。