单词 | hunt |
释义 | hunt (noun) hunt 8 ENTRIES FOUND: hunt (verb) hunt (noun) hunt-and-peck (noun) hunting (noun) head-hunting (noun) scavenger hunt (noun) treasure hunt (noun) witch hunt (noun) 1 hunt /ˈhʌnt/ verb hunts; hunted; hunting 1 hunt /ˈhʌnt/ verb hunts; hunted; hunting Learner's definition of HUNT 1 : to chase and kill (wild animals) for food or pleasure追猎;猎杀;猎食 [+ object] The wolf was hunting its prey.那头狼正在追猎猎物。 These birds have been hunted almost to extinction.这些鸟已经被捕杀得濒临灭绝了。 a gun used for hunting squirrels猎捕松鼠用的枪 [no object] He likes to hunt and fish.他喜欢打猎和钓鱼。 2 : to search for something or someone very carefully and thoroughly追捕;寻找;搜寻 [no object] She hunted around in the closet for a pair of shoes.她在壁橱里到处翻找一双鞋。 — often + for The police are hunting for a killer.警方正在追捕一名杀人犯。 He's hunting for a new apartment.他正在寻找一所新公寓。 We went to the mall to hunt for bargains.我们去购物中心淘打折商品。 [+ object] Police hunted the escaped prisoners through several states.警方穿过几个州追捕逃犯。 (US) We went to the mall to hunt bargains.我们去购物中心淘打折商品。 hunt down [phrasal verb] 1 hunt (something) down or hunt down (something) : to succeed in finding (something)成功找到 It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.我可能要花点时间才能找到那个电话号码。 2 hunt (someone) down or hunt down (someone) : to find and capture (someone)追捕到 The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.在其亲属的帮助下,那个杀人犯被抓捕归案。 hunt out [phrasal verb] hunt (something) out or hunt out (something) : to find (something) after searching for it搜寻出,搜寻到 It took a while to hunt out the papers, but we finally found everything we needed.我们找文件花了点时间,但最终找到了所有需要的东西。 hunt up [phrasal verb] hunt (someone or something) up or hunt up (someone or something) : to succeed in finding (someone or something)成功找到 You can hunt up a good car at a fair price if you try.你要是努力去找,就能淘到一辆价格公道的好车。 2 hunt /ˈhʌnt/ noun plural hunts 2 hunt /ˈhʌnt/ noun plural hunts Learner's definition of HUNT [count] 1 : an occasion when people hunt wild animals打猎 They went on a hunt.他们去打猎了。 a bear/fox/pheasant hunt猎熊/狐狸/野鸡 2 : an act of searching for something or someone寻找;搜寻 We finally found a good restaurant after a long hunt.我们找了很久终于找到了一家不错的饭店。 The hunt for the escaped convicts continues. = The hunt is still on for the escaped convicts. = The police are still on the hunt [=are still searching] for the escaped convicts.警方仍在追捕逃犯。 — see also scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, witch hunt 3 chiefly British : a group of people who hunt foxes together猎狐队伍 in the hunt US : having a chance to win or succeed in a contest or competition(竞赛中)有机会获胜 At this point in the season, both teams are still in the hunt. [=both teams have a chance of winning the championship]本赛季这个时候,两支队伍都仍有夺冠的机会。 |
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