hunt
v
1 [I, Tn] chase (wild animals or game) and try to kill or capture them, for food or sport 打獵; 獵取(野生禽獸): go hunting 去打獵
Wolves hunt (ie pursue their prey) in packs. 狼是成群獵食的.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ (for sth/sb) search for (sth/sb); try to find (sth/sb) 搜索(某物[某人]); 試圖找到(某物[某人])
hunt for a lost book 尋找一本失去的書
I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it. 我到處都找遍了, 就是找不到.
Police are hunting an escaped criminal. 警方正在追捕逃犯.
3 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
drive or chase (sth) away; pursue (sth) with hostility 趕走, 驅(qū)逐(某物); 追逐, 追擊(某物)
hunt the neighbour's cats out of the garden 把鄰居的貓趕出花園.
4 [Tn] (Brit)
(a) (in fox-hunting) follow the hounds through or in (a district) (獵狐活動(dòng)中)隨獵狗通過(guò)或進(jìn)入(某區(qū)域)
hunt the country 在郊野獵狐.
(b) use (a horse or hounds) in hunting 用(馬或獵狗)打獵.
(c) act as master or huntsman of (a pack of hounds) 帶(一群獵狗)打獵.
5 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) run with the hare and hunt with the hounds => hare.
6 (phr v) hunt sb/sth down pursue sb/sth until he/it is found 對(duì)某人[某物]窮追到底
hunt down a criminal 追捕罪犯. hunt sth out search for sth (esp an object that has been put away or is no longer in use) until it is found 找出(尤指閑置或不復(fù)使用之物)
hunt out an old diary 找出一本舊日記. hunt sth up search for sth (esp sth hidden and difficult to find) 尋找某物(尤指隱蔽而不易發(fā)現(xiàn)的)
hunt up references in the library 在圖書館里查找參考資料. hunt, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 In British English go hunting refers to the sport of chasing and killing foxes with dogs while on horseback. 在英式英語(yǔ)中, go hunting指騎馬帶狗獵狐的體育活動(dòng). The riders in charge of the hunt are called huntsmen and the event is a hunt. 這種騎馬獵狐者叫huntsmen, 這種獵狐活動(dòng)叫hunt. *A hunter chases big game, eg lions, elephants, etc. *hunter指以大獵物(如獅、 象等)為目標(biāo)的狩獵者. Shooting is the killing of game birds, deer and other animals for sport. *shooting指獵殺野鳥(niǎo)、 鹿及其他動(dòng)物的體育活動(dòng).
2 In US English hunting relates to the shooting of deer or game birds by a hunter. 在美式英語(yǔ)中, hunting指hunter獵殺鹿或野鳥(niǎo).
hunt n
1 [C] (often in compounds 常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) act of hunting wild animals; chase 打獵: a `fox-hunt.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
act of looking for sth; search 尋找; 搜索
I had a good hunt for that key. 那把鑰匙我找了好一陣子.
He found it after a long hunt. 他找了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才把它找到.
The police are on the hunt for further clues. 警方正進(jìn)一步尋找線索.
The hunt is on for the culprit. 正在搜捕該罪犯.
3 (esp Brit)
(a) [CGp] group of people who regularly hunt foxes, etc with horses and hounds (經(jīng)常騎馬帶狗獵狐等的)打獵隊(duì)伍.
(b) [C] district in which they hunt (可作獵狐活動(dòng)的)獵區(qū), 獵場(chǎng).
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[h?nt]n. 狩獵, 追捕, 搜尋, 獵區(qū)vt. 狩獵, 打獵, 搜索vi. 打獵, 獵食, 搜尋相關(guān)詞組: hunt for hunt up
?? 同詞根單詞
hangvt. 懸掛;(被)絞死;貼,裝飾;使懸而未決;
vi. 懸垂;被吊死;附屬,依靠;懸而未決;
n. 懸掛的樣子;(動(dòng)作的)暫停;〈口〉大意,要點(diǎn);〈口〉做法,訣竅;
holdvt. 拿住,握住;保留,保存;扣留,拘押;容納;
vi. 拿住,握住;同意,贊成;保持不變;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;