hit off a fault

• (猎犬)闻出(曾一度错失的)嗅迹

hit off a fault的用法和样例：

例句

1. 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。