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IELTS BNC: 4330 COCA: 3420

hunt

Word family 
Related topics: Other sports
hunt1 /hʌnt/ ●●● W3 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]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  [intransitiveI]LOOK FOR to look for someone or something very carefully 搜寻，寻找 SYN search
hunt 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 search
3  LOOK FOR[intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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. [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrEDSO 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 verbphr v 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。
Examples from the Corpus
hunt down• He controls all hunters, so they will not hunt me down.• How safe would she be in her own flat, if some crazed person was determined to hunt her down?• Would it come through the fields faster than they could run, and hunt them down?• He was warning her that he was going to hunt her down ... and then ... and then ...?• She hunted stereotypes down as if they were sewer rats and stuck radical slogans to the fridge door.• Death hunts him down, in the shape of cancer of the bladder.• They hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.• They'd have to hunt us down or suffer a severe loss of credibility.
6 hunt somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v 
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。
Examples from the Corpus
hunt out• Louis has some fine barbecue places, but you have to hunt them out.• But she would have fallen off anyway once the hunt started out in earnest.• Hunting fraternity turns out in force Boxing Day is when the hunting fraternity turns out in force.• The hunt take out much younger people, pony clubbers of six or seven years old.• Illegal trophy hunting ran out of control and 80 per cent of the Serengeti's elephants died.• Many said the hunt was out of the ordinary.
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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.
Related topics: Other sports
hunt2 ●●○ noun [countableC]  
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 EnglishBrE 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-hunt
3. 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
hunt1 verbhunt2 noun
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IELTS BNC: 4330 COCA: 3420
hunt

noun¹

 1hunting wild animals狩獵ADJECTIVE | VERB + HUNT | HUNT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤bear, fox, seal, tiger, etc.獵熊、獵狐、獵海豹、獵虎等VERB + HUNT➤go on, take part in去狩獵；參加狩獵◇She had never taken part in a fox hunt before.她以前從未參加過獵狐活動。HUNT + NOUN➤follower, supporter (both BrE) 支持打獵者◇Hunt followers deny the sport is cruel.擁護打獵的人否認這一運動殘酷。➤saboteur (BrE) 阻撓狩獵活動者◇clashes between hunt supporters and hunt saboteurs狩獵擁護者與阻撓者之間的衝突➤meeting (BrE) 狩獵大會
hunt

noun²

 2searching for sb/sth搜索ADJECTIVE | VERB + HUNT | HUNT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤massive, nationwide (both especially BrE) 大規模的／全國範圍的搜索◇Police launched a nationwide hunt for the woman.警方在全國各地搜尋那名女子。➤police (BrE) 警方的搜捕▸➤murder (BrE) 搜捕謀殺兇手的行動◇Police forces in five counties are now involved in the murder hunt.現在已有 5 個郡的警力加入到搜捕謀殺兇手的行動中來。➤scavenger, treasure尋寶遊戲；尋寶➤job找工作▸➤witch (usually witch-hunt) (often figurative) 政治迫害◇The investigation turned into a full-scale Communist witch-hunt.調查演變成了一場對共產主義者的大規模政治迫害。VERB + HUNT➤begin, launch (especially BrE) 開始搜尋◇A massive police hunt was launched for the missing child.警方為了找到失踪的孩子開始了大規模搜索。➤continue繼續搜索◇Police are continuing their hunt for the arsonist.警察正繼續搜尋那個縱火犯。➤lead (especially BrE) 領導搜尋◇Detectives leading the hunt for the killer believe he may be in hiding.指揮追捕的偵探們認為殺人兇手可能躲起來了。➤join參加搜索▸➤step up (especially BrE) 加強搜索力度◇The mountain rescue team is stepping up its hunt for the missing climbers.高山救援隊加緊了尋找失踪登山者的工作。➤call off (especially BrE) 停止搜索◇The hunt for survivors has now been called off.尋找幸存者的行動已經叫停。HUNT + VERB➤begin, be on搜索開始；搜索行動正在進行◇The hunt is on for potential employees with experience of electronic publishing.正在物色有電子出版經驗的雇員。➤continue搜索繼續PREPOSITION➤hunt for尋找
IELTS BNC: 4330 COCA: 3420
hunt noun
⇨ searchhunt verb
⇨ follow 1 (hunt tigers) ⇨ look 2 (hunt an escaped criminal)
IELTS BNC: 4330 COCA: 3420

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