[with obj.]pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food 追猎;猎取;猪食;射杀(野生动物) in the autumn they hunted deer. 秋天他们猎鹿。 [no obj.]they hunted and fished. 他们打猎捕鱼。 ■(chiefly Brit.)pursue (a wild animal, especially a fox or deer) on horseback using hounds (主英)用(马和猎犬)狩猎(尤指猎狐或鹿) ■(Brit.)use (a hound or a horse) for hunting (英)用猎犬(或骑马)打猎 ■(of an animal) chase and kill (its prey) (动物)追捕(猎物) mice are hunted by weasels and foxes. 老鼠受黄鼠狼和狐狸追捕。 [no obj.]lionesses hunt in groups. 雌狮成群猎食。
[no obj.]try to find someone or something by searching carefully (仔细地)搜寻,寻找 he desperately hunted for a new job. 他拼命地寻找新工作。 ■(hunt something out/up)search for something until it is found 寻获,找到 ■[with obj.](of the police) search for (a criminal) (警察)追捕,搜索(罪犯) the gang is being hunted by police. 这个团伙正受到警察的追捕。 [no obj.]police are hunting for her attacker. 警察在追捕攻击她的人。 ■(hunt someone down)pursue and capture someone 捕获
[no obj.](of a machine, instrument needle, or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state (机器,器械针或系统)摆动;振荡;振动 ■(of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate about a mean flight path (飞机,火箭)(在中间航道左右)摆动,振荡
[no obj.](hunt down/up)(in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression 改变(鸣钟的)次序
noun
an act of hunting wild animals or game 狩猎,打猎 ■an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, especially with hounds 狩猎协会成员(尤指用猎犬) ■an area where hunting takes place 猎区,狩猎场
a search 搜寻 police launched a hunt for the killer. 警察发起对凶手的搜寻。
an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state 摆动;振荡;振动
语源
Old English huntian, of Germanic origin. The sense in change-ringing dates from the late 17th cent., and is probably based on the idea of the bells pursuing one another; it gave rise to the sense 'oscillate about a desired speed' (late 19th cent.)