hunt
verb
noun
hʌnt
verb
1
to
chase
animals
and
birds
in
order
to
kill
or
catch
them
猎取，猎杀（鸟兽）
I,T
the
slopes
where
I
hunted
deer
as
a
kid
我儿时猎鹿的山坡
Wolves
tend
to
hunt
in
packs
(=hunt
in
groups)
.
狼往往成群结队地去猎食。
2
to
look
for
someone
or
something
very
carefully
搜寻，寻找;
I
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for
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The
kids
were
hunting
for
shells
on
the
beach.
孩子们在海滩上寻找贝壳。
Detectives
are
busy
hunting
for
clues.
侦探们忙着寻找线索。
3
to
search
for
and
try
to
catch
a
criminal
or
someone
who
is
your
enemy
搜捕，追捕（罪犯或敌人）
I,T
The
police
are
still
hunting
the
killer.
警方仍在追捕杀人凶手。
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for
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The
FBI
were
called
in
to
hunt
for
the
spy.
联邦调查局的人员被召来搜捕间谍。
4
to
hunt
FOXES
as
a
sport,
riding
on
horses
and
using
dogs
[英] 〔骑马用猎犬〕猎（狐）
I,T | BrE
5
to
search
for
a
person
or
animal
until
you
catch
them,
especially
in
order
to
punish
or
kill
them
〔尤指为惩罚或杀死而〕追捕，捉住
The
government
agency
was
created
to
hunt
down
war
criminals.
为追捕战犯成立了专门的政府机构。
6
to
search
for
someone
or
something
in
order
to
catch,
kill,
or
destroy
them
搜捕，追捕〔某人或某物〕
The
plane
was
on
a
mission
to
hunt
out
enemy
submarines.
那架飞机正在执行搜寻敌军潜艇的任务。
7
to
search
for
and
find
something
that
you
need
or
want,
but
which
is
difficult
to
find
搜寻，寻找〔某物〕
In
the
school
library
he
hunted
out
books
on
politics.
他在学校图书馆查找政治类的书籍。
noun
8
an
occasion
when
people
chase
animals
in
order
to
kill
or
catch
them
打猎，狩猎
lion/rhino/stag
etc
hunt
9
a
search
for
someone
or
something
that
is
difficult
to
find
搜索，搜寻
usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE informal
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for
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the
hunt
for
the
missing
child
搜寻失踪儿童
the
hunt
is
on
murder
hunt
have
a
hunt
around
for
sth
I’ll
have
a
hunt
around
for
it
in
my
desk.
我会在书桌里找找它。
10
a
sporting
event
in
Britain
in
which
people
ride
on
horses
and
hunt
FOXES
using
dogs
骑马用猎犬猎狐〔英国的一种体育项目〕
11
in
Britain,
a
group
of
people
who
regularly
hunt
FOXES
together
〔在英国，经常在一起猎狐的〕猎狐队