• 失去踪迹,迷失方向

offadv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开；在 ... 之外adj.空闲的；离开的；关闭的v.离开；脱下offdutyadj.不值班的(未运行的；备用的)

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。