hunt

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hunt1 /hʌnt/ ●●● W3 verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]CATCH to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them 猎取，猎杀〔鸟兽〕 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). 狼往往成群捕猎。2  [intransitive]LOOK FOR to look for someone or something very carefully 搜寻，寻找 SYN searchhunt for 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。► see thesaurus at search3  LOOK FOR[intransitive, transitive] to search for and try to catch a criminal or someone who is your enemy 搜捕，追捕〔罪犯或敌人〕 The police are still hunting the killer. 警方仍在追捕杀人凶手。hunt for The FBI were called in to hunt for the spy. 联邦调查局的人员被请来搜捕间谍。4. [intransitive, transitive] British EnglishDSO to hunt foxes as a sport, riding on horses and using dogs 〔骑马用猎犬〕猎（狐）5 hunt somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb CATCHto 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. 这个政府机构是为追捕战犯而成立的。6 hunt somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb a) LOOK FORto 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。b) LOOK FORto search for and find something that you need or want, but that is difficult to find 搜寻，寻找〔需要之物〕 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。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

hunt• Ullman the Second, ruler of Crolgaria for thirty years, died unexpectedly in a riding accident yesterday while hunting.• Bears, it appeared, were hunted.• I hunted all morning for the book of photos, but couldn't find it.• The leopard hunts at night.• This isn't the season for hunting deer.• He chatted about the weather, the racing, the poor scent out hunting - did she hunt?• Many opponents of the regime who escaped abroad were later hunted down and killed.• Friends and neighbors hunted everywhere, but no-one could find the child.• The little tern's numbers have been threatened since Victorian times when it was hunted for its snow-white plumage.• Police are still hunting for the girl's killer.• They implicitly calculated the costs and benefits of hunting, gathering, and eating each other.hunt for• The kids were hunting for shells on the beach.• Police in three counties are hunting for the killer.• The hunt for the missing child continues today.

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hunt2 ●●○ noun [countable]  1  CATCHan occasion when people chase animals in order to kill or catch them 打猎，狩猎lion/rhino/stag etc hunt 猎狮/犀牛/雄鹿等2  [usually singular]LOOK FOR a search for someone or something that is difficult to find 搜索，搜寻hunt for the hunt for the missing child 搜寻失踪儿童the hunt is on (=used to say that people have started looking for someone or something) 搜寻已经开始murder hunt (=a search for a person who has killed someone) 追捕杀人犯have a hunt around for something British English informal (=look for something) 搜寻[寻找]某物 I’ll have a hunt around for it in my desk. 我会在书桌里找一找。 → treasure hunt, witch-hunt3. DSOa sporting event in Britain in which people ride on horses and hunt foxes using dogs 猎狐〔英国的一项野外运动〕4. DSOin Britain, a group of people who regularly hunt foxes together 〔在英国经常一起猎狐的〕猎狐队

Examples from the Corpus

hunt• How do you make a film of a man faking a documentary about a lion hunt?• Police have launched a nationwide hunt for the killer.• What had started out as a quest for metallic hydrogen now became a serious hunt for fusion.• Sometimes such hunts are dismissed and sometimes not.• Essentially Britain is abandoning the hunt for cannabis smugglers and dealers in a dramatic relaxation of policy on the drug.• The hunters were not even breaking even, yet the hunt continued despite the falling catches.lion/rhino/stag etc hunt• How do you make a film of a man faking a documentary about a lion hunt?• It is illustrated with drawings of buffalo, giraffe, warthog and camp scenes, and describes a rhino hunt.• The Legislature banned lion hunting in 1972, and voters afforded special protection with an initiative approved in 1990.• California has not allowed mountain lion hunting for nearly 25 years.• The controversy is heating up just days after voters overwhelmingly turned down a ballot proposition to increase mountain lion hunting.• I have also started to write about the lion hunt organized by Claudia for Waindell Leavitt.• Much of the money went to airing the videotape of the lion hunt, shot in Idaho six years ago.• The laibon believes that he can pinpoint the beginning of his troubles to this lion hunt.the hunt is on• The haul is worth more a hundred thousand pounds and the hunt is on for the owners.Origin hunt1 Old English huntian

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Hunt

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Hunt, Helen
(1963–) an American actress whose films include Twister, What Women Want, and Cast Away. In 1998 she won an Oscar for her performance in As Good As It Gets.

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Hunt, Wil‧liam Hol‧man /ˈwɪljəm ˈhəʊlmən/
(1827–1910) a British painter who, with Millais and Rossetti, started the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848

hunt

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hunt¹ W3 /hʌnt/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them:
    the slopes where I hunted deer as a kid
    Wolves tend to hunt in packs (=hunt in groups).
2. [intransitive] to look for someone or something very carefully
   SYN  search
    hunt for
    The kids were hunting for shells on the beach.
    Detectives are busy hunting for clues.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to search for and try to catch a criminal or someone who is your enemy:
    The police are still hunting the killer.
    hunt for
    The FBI were called in to hunt for the spy.
4. [intransitive and transitive] British English to hunt foxes as a sport, riding on horses and using dogs
     
hunt somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
  to search for a person or animal until you catch them, especially in order to punish or kill them:
    The government agency was created to hunt down war criminals.
hunt somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb
  1. to search for someone or something in order to catch, kill, or destroy them:
    The plane was on a mission to hunt out enemy submarines.
  2. to search for and find something that you need or want, but that is difficult to find:
    In the school library he hunted out books on politics.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ search to look carefully for someone or something: Detectives continue to search for clues. | She searched through all his clothes.
   ▪ look for somebody/something to try to get someone or something you want or need: I’m looking for something to wear for my sister’s wedding. | The band is looking for a singer. | He’s decided to look for a new career.
   ▪ try to find somebody/something used especially when someone or something is difficult to find: I spent half an hour trying to find a parking space. | She was in the kitchen, trying to find something to eat that wasn’t raw carrot.
   ▪ seek formal to try to find something or someone. Used especially about jobs, help, or information. Also used in newspaper advertisements when trying to find a suitable person: They went there seeking work. | She decided to seek help. | Tall blond 18-year-old male seeks female 17+ for friendship.
   ▪ hunt to look for someone or something. Used when you look very carefully and thoroughly, or in the phrase house/job/bargain hunting: I’ve hunted everywhere, but I can’t find a recipe for French onion soup. | She’s gone out bargain-hunting in the sales.
   ▪ be on the lookout for somebody/something to be continuously looking for someone or something: I’m always on the lookout for a good bargain.
   ▪ leave no stone unturned to look for someone or something in every possible place: The police say they will leave no stone unturned in their search for the killer.

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hunt² noun [countable]
1. an occasion when people chase animals in order to kill or catch them
    lion/rhino/stag etc hunt
2. [usually singular] a search for someone or something that is difficult to find
    hunt for
    the hunt for the missing child
    the hunt is on (=used to say that people have started looking for someone or something)
    murder hunt (=a search for a person who has killed someone)
    have a hunt around for something British English informal (=look for something)
    I’ll have a hunt around for it in my desk. ⇨ treasure hunt, witch-hunt
3. a sporting event in Britain in which people ride on horses and hunt foxes using dogs
4. in Britain, a group of people who regularly hunt foxes together