| 词汇 | hunt |
| 释义 | hunt verb[ I or T ] uk /hʌnt/ us /hʌnt/ huntverb[I or T] (CHASE)B1 to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit: 狩猎，捕猎 Some animals hunt at night.有些动物在夜间猎食。 hunt forWhen lion cubs are young, the mother stays with them while the father hunts for food.幼狮小的时候，母狮守在幼狮身旁，而雄狮去觅食。 Jack and Charlie like to hunt/go hunting (= chase and kill animals for sport) at weekends.杰克和查理周末喜欢去打猎。 Cats like to hunt mice and birds.猫喜欢捕食老鼠和鸟类。 be hunted forElephants used to be hunted for the ivory from their tusks.过去人们常常为了得到象牙而捕猎大象。 in Britain, to chase and kill animals, especially foxes, using dogs and riding on horses（英国带着猎狗进行的）骑马打猎;（尤指）骑马猎狐 Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.狼群集体觅食。 These animals sleep in the day and hunt at night. So why do people still go hunting - is it the thrill of the chase?那么为什么人们还去打猎——是不是因为追捕猎物让人感到兴奋刺激? The owl hunts mice and other small mammals, and sometimes other birds. He's a great fan of blood sports - he hunts and shoots and so on. Hunting & fishing angler angling anti-hunt anti-hunter anti-hunting barb fishhook fishing line fishing rod fly fishing fox hunt overfishing piscatory poach poaching predation quarry ravening whaler yoicks huntverb[I or T] (SEARCH)B2 to try to find something or someone: 搜寻，寻找 I've hunted all over the place, but I can't find that book.我把这个地方找了个遍，也没有找到那本书。 hunt forThey are still hunting for the missing child.他们仍在搜寻那个失踪的孩子。 hunt high and lowI've hunted high and low (= looked everywhere) for my gloves.我已经四处找过我的手套。 Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb.警方正在搜捕安放炸弹的恐怖分子。 hunt something outI'll try and hunt out (= find) those old photographs for you.我会尽力为你找到那些老照片。 house-huntingThey have spent months house-hunting (= looking for a house). job-huntingHe's currently job-hunting (= trying to find a job) after being laid off from his previous role Synonyms look(SEARCH) search seek(SEARCH)formal to search for something searchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport. lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen. huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book. rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys. ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level. combPolice combed the area for evidence. Soldiers were dispatched to hunt for the leaders of the uprising. Police are hunting for a man who was seen running away from the murder scene. The children got up early to hunt for Easter eggs in the garden. I hunted everywhere for my keys, and then I found them still in the door! Could you all hunt through your desk drawers, in case the envelope was accidentally put away there. Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout manhunt needle scout scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll Phrasal verbhunt someone/something down hunt noun uk /hʌnt/ us /hʌnt/ huntnoun (SEARCH)C1[ Cusually singular ] a search for something or someone: 搜寻，寻找 After a long hunt we finally found a house we liked.经过长时间的寻找，我们终于找到了一所中意的房子。 hunt forThe hunt for the injured climber continued throughout the night.对那名受伤登山者的搜寻持续了一整夜。 on the hunt forPolice are on the hunt (= searching) for the kidnappers.警方正在搜捕绑匪。 the hunt is onThe hunt is on (= the search has started) for the Mayor's successor.已经开始物色市长的接班人了。 Our hunt for a new tenant ended when she replied to the advert. The hunt for a successor will begin immediately. The hunt for the stolen painting is focusing on known criminals. How's the house hunt going? She embarked on a hunt for a suitable replacement. Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout manhunt needle scout scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll huntnoun (CHASE)[ C ] the activity of people chasing wild animals in order to kill them: 打猎，捕猎 go on a huntAs the story begins, three young men are preparing to go on a fox/deer hunt. [ C ] in the UK, a group of people who meet regularly in order to chase and kill animals, especially foxes: （英国骑马狩猎的）狩猎队;（尤指）猎狐队 They are members of the local hunt.他们是当地狩猎队的成员。 He spent a day accompanying a local fox hunt as an observer. The hounds waited for a signal from the master of the hunt. He is a regular member of the local hunt. A landowner has the right to ask the hunt to keep off his or her land. On Boxing Day, many hunts traditionally take place around the country. Hunting & fishing angler angling anti-hunt anti-hunter anti-hunting barb fishhook fishing line fishing rod fly fishing fox hunt overfishing piscatory poach poaching predation quarry ravening whaler yoicks hunt | American Dictionaryhunt verb[ I/T ] us/hʌnt/ huntverb[I/T] (CHASE)to chase or search for a wild animal or bird with the intention of killing or catching it for food, sport, or profit: [ I ]He hunts every weekend. [ T ]Cats like to hunt mice and birds. huntverb[I/T] (SEARCH)to search for something or someone: [ I ]I’ve hunted everywhere for the missing keys. Phrasal verbhunt someone down hunt noun[ C ] us/hʌnt/ huntnoun[C] (CHASE)a chase or search for a wild animal or bird with the intention of killing or catching it: a deer hunt huntnoun[C] (SEARCH)a search for something or someone: The hunt for the injured climber continued through the night. Examples of hunthunt Unfortunately, the method of hunting at sea is not described. Outside the sport hunting heartlands, a utilitarian, and increasingly commercial, attitude towards wild animals persisted among both the rural gentry and the state. Frequent trips between the village and hunting grounds implied reliable transportation and large purchases of gasoline, increasing, consequently, the expenses for production. Chapters 7 and 8 give fascinating insights on how witch-hunts changed dramatically from the 1930s to the mid-1990s. Human beings come into in contact with ticks through both professional (the population is predominantly rural) and recreational activities (hunting, fishing, picnicking, hiking). Life favours both the fox and the hare, supporting the success of both hunter and hunted. According to the interviews, seal and beluga hunts often require long trips, making the operation costs of a canoe with an outboard engine prohibitive. Transfer payments, including welfare, pension, and family allowances along with various hunter support programs facilitate the purchase of hunting equipment. In addition, local expertise contributes to evaluating the impacts of such change on marine mammal habitat and behaviour, hunting success, hunting safety, and food security. The imprint of the raven claws cleans the land and the women and prepares them for hunting and child-birth. One evening he had been out hunting later than usual. Although the birds were hunted for spor t, they were collected, cleaned, cooked, and eaten. Trending north-northeast along the edge of the pack, hunting began in earnest. In order to obtain a random sample only captured and hunted partridges were included in the prevalence calculations [5]. If such basic moral rights were also reaffirmed by law, cetaeceans would then receive sanctioned protection from hunting, captivity, wounding, habitat threats, or invasive experimentation. 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