hunt

verb

1. 打猎；猎取；猎杀
   to chase wild animals or birds in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money
   1. Lions sometimes hunt alone.
      狮子有时单独猎食。
   2. Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic.
      北冰洋的鲸类仍然遭到猎杀。
2. 搜寻；搜索
   to look for sth that is difficult to find
   1. I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it.
      我到处都搜遍了，就是找不到它。
   2. She is still hunting for a new job.
      她还在找新工作。
3. 追踪；追捕
   to look for sb in order to catch them or harm them
   1. Police are hunting an escaped criminal.
      警察正在追捕一名逃犯。
   2. Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday.
      侦探正在追踪昨天盗窃仓库的窃贼。
4. （英国）猎狐运动
   (in Britain) to chase and kill foxes as a sport, riding horses and using dogs

noun

1. 搜寻；搜索；寻找
   an act of looking for sb/sth that is difficult to find
   1. The hunt is on for a suitable candidate.
      正在物色合适的人选。
   2. Hundreds have joined a police hunt for the missing teenager.
      已有几百人和警方一同搜寻一名失踪的十几岁孩子。
   3. a murder hunt (= to find the person who has killed sb)
      追捕杀人犯
2. 打猎
   an act of chasing wild animals to kill or capture them
   1. a tiger hunt
      猎虎
3. （英国）猎狐活动
   (in Britain) an event at which people ride horses and hunt foxes as a sport
   1. There will be a hunt on Boxing Day.
      节礼日将有猎狐活动。
   2. a hunt meeting
      猎狐大会
4. （英国经常举行猎狐运动的）猎狐队伍
   (in Britain) a group of people who regularly hunt foxes as a sport
   1. There are several different hunts in the area.
      这个地区有几支不同的猎狐队。

1. VERB 搜寻;寻找
   If you hunt for something or someone, you try to find them by searching carefully or thoroughly.
   1. A forensic team was hunting for clues...
      法医小组正在寻找线索。
   2. Some new arrivals lose hope even before they start hunting for a job...
      有些新来的人甚至还没开始找工作就感到绝望了。
   3. Chryssa hunted for Patra, and found her busy at a corner of the site.
      克丽莎到处寻找帕特拉，最后发现她在现场的一个角落里忙活着。
   4. Hunt is also a noun.
      
   5. The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.
      这对夫妇曾帮着搜寻那些幼童。
2. VERB 追踪，追捕（罪犯、敌人等）
   If you hunt a criminal or an enemy, you search for them in order to catch or harm them.
   1. Detectives have been hunting him for seven months...
      侦探7个月来一直在追捕他。
   2. Her irate husband was hunting him with a gun.
      她暴怒的丈夫正拿着一把枪追杀他。
   3. Hunt is also a noun.
      
   4. Despite a nationwide hunt for the kidnap gang, not a trace of them was found.
      尽管已经在全国范围内追捕该绑架团伙，却没有发现他们的任何蛛丝马迹。
3. VERB （人）打猎，猎杀;（动物）猎食
   When people or animals hunt, they chase and kill wild animals for food or as a sport.
   1. As a child I learned to hunt and fish...
      从小我就学会了打猎和捕鱼。
   2. A leopard hunts alone, and an injured leopard cannot hunt...
      豹向来单独猎食，所以如果受伤了就无法捕猎。
   3. He got up at four and set out on foot to hunt black grouse.
      他4点钟起了床，徒步出发去猎杀黑琴鸡。
   4. Hunt is also a noun.
      
   5. He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.
      他动身前往新斯科舍参加为时19天的驼鹿捕猎活动。
4. VERB （在英国骑马带狗进行）猎狐
   In Britain, when people hunt, they ride horses over fields with dogs called hounds and try to catch and kill foxes, as a sport.
   1. She liked to hunt as often as she could.
      她喜欢一有时间就去猎狐。
   2. Hunt is also a noun.
      
   3. The hunt was held on land owned by the Duke of Marlborough.
      猎狐活动在马尔伯勒公爵的庄园举行。
5. （英国的）猎狐队伍
   In Britain, a hunt is a group of people who meet regularly to hunt foxes.
6. PHRASE （参赛队或参赛者）仍有机会赢取
   If a team or competitor is in the hunt for something, they still have a chance of winning it.
   1. We're still in the hunt for the League title and we want to go all the way in the Cup.
      我们仍有机会获得联赛冠军，而且我们还想一路杀进足总杯决赛。
7. See also: hunting witch-hunt

1. According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
   据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。
2. Hunt added his congratulations, saying 'Nigel has made a cracking job of it'.
   亨特在致完贺词后又补了一句：“奈杰尔干得棒极了。”
3. The hunt for her killer will continue, with police aided by the army and air force.
   警方将在陆军和空军的帮助下，继续追踪谋杀她的凶手。
4. Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred
   亨特想要知道我是否有准备接手整个行动并对其进行监督。刚开始我表示反对。
5. A forensic team was hunting for clues
   法医小组正在寻找线索。
6. Some new arrivals lose hope even before they start hunting for a job
   有些新来的人甚至还没开始找工作就感到绝望了。
7. Chryssa hunted for Patra, and found her busy at a corner of the site.
   克丽莎到处寻找帕特拉，最后发现她在现场的一个角落里忙活着。
8. Detectives have been hunting him for seven months
   侦探7个月来一直在追捕他。
9. Her irate husband was hunting him with a gun.
   她暴怒的丈夫正拿着一把枪追杀他。
10. As a child I learned to hunt and fish
    从小我就学会了打猎和捕鱼。
11. A leopard hunts alone, and an injured leopard cannot hunt
    豹向来单独猎食，所以如果受伤了就无法捕猎。
12. He got up at four and set out on foot to hunt black grouse.
    他4点钟起了床，徒步出发去猎杀黑琴鸡。
13. She liked to hunt as often as she could.
    她喜欢一有时间就去猎狐。
14. We're still in the hunt for the League title and we want to go all the way in the Cup.
    我们仍有机会获得联赛冠军，而且我们还想一路杀进足总杯决赛。
15. It took her four months to hunt him down.
    她花了4个月才把他找出来。
16. I'll try and hunt out the information you need
    我会努力找到你要的信息。
17. The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve
    训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
18. The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals
    非国大声称宵禁使得警察肆无忌惮地把人们当动物来抓捕。
19. 'How can that be?' asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply
    “怎么会那样呢？”亨特问道，亨利含糊费解的回答让他恼火。
20. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
    亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。
21. Marsha Hunt's second novel, 'Free', is a shocker.
    玛莎·亨特的第二部小说《自由》是一部恐怖小说。
22. Steve Vickers was yellow-carded for a foul on Hunt.
    史蒂夫·维克斯因对亨特犯规被出示黄牌。
23. After a long hunt for him, we saw him emerging from the crowd.
    我们找了他半天之后，看见他从人群里出来了。
24. His job in the hunt is to whip the dogs in when they scatter.
    他在狩猎中的事就是当狗跑散时用鞭子把他们赶在一起。
25. If you come to Beijing again, remember to hunt me out.
    如果你再到北京来，别忘了来找我。
26. It's illegal to hunt and kill rare animals.
    猎杀珍奇动物是违法的。
27. Lions have an instinct to hunt.
    狮子有猎食的本能。
28. I had to hunt through all my drawers looking for the old photograph.
    我不得不翻遍所有的抽屉来寻找那张旧照片。
29. I had a good hunt for that book.
    那本书我找了好一阵子。

  hunt hound poach【导航词义：猎，捕】

  hunt v. 狩猎，猎取

〔辨析〕指打猎，也指鸟、兽猎食。

  hound v. 追猎；紧追

〔辨析〕指放猎犬追逐，也可指追赶某人。

  poach v. 偷猎，偷捕

〔辨析〕指非法侵入他人地界猎取鸟兽或鱼类。

  follow hunt tail【导航词义：跟随，跟踪】

  follow v. 跟随，跟着

〔辨析〕泛指跟在他人的后面走路、驾车等，动机不定，也可引申指追随某人从事某项事业。

  hunt v. 追捕，搜捕

〔辨析〕指搜捕罪犯或敌人，常后接介词 for。

  tail v. 〈非正式〉跟踪，尾随

〔辨析〕指盯某人的梢，观察某人去了哪里、做了什么等。

  seek comb hunt search【导航词义：寻找】

  seek v. 〈正式〉寻找，寻求

〔辨析〕语义庄重，语气较强，使用广泛，指尽很大努力去寻找合适的人或某种东西，此类东西多为抽象事物。

  comb v. 仔细搜寻，彻底搜查

〔辨析〕表示对某处像梳头一般进行彻底搜寻。

  hunt v. 寻找，搜寻

〔辨析〕指非常仔细地寻找某人或某物，侧重于找的过程，通常后接介词 for。

  search v. 搜寻

〔辨析〕指搜查某一具体的人、地方、事物以找到某物或某人，含非常仔细之意。

hunt sb↔down

1. 追捕，缉捕（某人）
   to search for sb until you catch or find them, especially in order to punish or harm them
   1. Lions sometimes hunt alone.
      狮子有时单独猎食。
   2. Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic.
      北冰洋的鲸类仍然遭到猎杀。

hunt sth↔down/out

1. 搜寻，寻找（某物）
   to search for sth until you find it
   1. Police are hunting an escaped criminal.
      警察正在追捕一名逃犯。
   2. Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday.
      侦探正在追踪昨天盗窃仓库的窃贼。

noun

1. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

   Synonym:    hunting

2. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

   Synonym:    hunting

3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

   Synonym:    searchhunting

4. an instance of searching for something
   1. the hunt for submarines

5. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

   Synonym:    hunt club

verb

1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
   1. Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
   2. The dogs are running deer
   3. The Duke hunted in these woods

   Synonym:    runhunt downtrack down

2. search (an area) for prey
   1. The King used to hunt these forests

3. seek, search for
   1. She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them

4. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
   1. The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency

5. pursue or chase relentlessly
   1. The hunters traced the deer into the woods
   2. the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him

   Synonym:    houndtrace

6. yaw back and forth about a flight path
   1. the plane's nose yawed

7. chase away, with as with force
   1. They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood