释义 |
over-ˈhunt, v. [over- 27.] trans. To hunt (an animal) to such an extent that an excessive number is killed; to hunt (a country) too much or to depletion. Also fig.
1862Q. Rev. III. 229 That enthusiastic temper which leads men to overhunt a beaten enemy. 1936Discovery Sept. 293/1 From time to time the moose is over-hunted in some districts, but after a few years' protection they come back again. 1968C. Helmericks Down Wild River North ii. xxiv. 385 The whole North has been overtrapped and overhunted. |