英语词汇“hunt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hunt v.

to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing: [~ + object]Do you need a license to hunt pheasant?[no object]They hunt in the spring.
to chase (a person) in order to capture:[~ (+ down) + object]to hunt down a kidnapper.
to search thoroughly: [~ + object]They were hunting the area for a new house.[no object]They were hunting for a new house.
to pursue or take game in:[~ + object]Poachers have been hunting the woods.

n. [countable]

the act or practice of hunting.
a search or pursuit;
a seeking to find:The hunt for the house took a year.

hunt v.t.

to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often fol. by down):They hunted him down and hanged him.
to search for;
seek;
endeavor to obtain or find (often fol. by up or out):to hunt up the most promising candidates for the position.
to search (a place) thoroughly.
to scour (an area) in pursuit of game.
to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game.
Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt.

v.i.

to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport.
to make a search or quest (often fol. by for or after).
Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules.

an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
a search;
a seeking or endeavor to find.
a pursuit.
a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting;
an association of hunters.
an area hunted over.
Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells.

bef. 1000; (verb, verbal) Middle English hunten, Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal

hunt′a•ble, adj.
hunt′ed•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pursue, track.

Hunt n.

(James Henry) Leigh 1784–1859, English essayist, poet, and editor.

Biographical Richard Morris, 1828–95, U.S. architect.

(William) Holman 1827–1910, English painter.

Biographical William Morris, 1824–79, U.S. painter (brother of Richard Morris Hunt).

hunt /hʌnt/ vb

to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport
(intransitive) often followed by for: to look (for); search (for): to hunt for a book, to hunt up a friend
(transitive) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc: to hunt a pack of hounds
(transitive) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc: to hunt the parkland
(transitive) often followed by down: to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture: to hunt down a criminal
(tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound
(intransitive) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position
(intransitive) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path

the act or an instance of hunting
chase or search, esp of animals or game
the area of a hunt
a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport
the participants in or members of such a party or institution
in the hunt ⇒ informal having a chance of success: that result keeps us in the hunt

Etymology: Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to grasp

Hunt /hʌnt/ n

Henry, known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)
(William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)
James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976
(Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)
(James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley

单词	hunt
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 hunt /hʌnt/USA pronunciation v. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing: [~ + object]Do you need a license to hunt pheasant?[no object]They hunt in the spring. to chase (a person) in order to capture:[~ (+ down) + object]to hunt down a kidnapper. to search thoroughly: [~ + object]They were hunting the area for a new house.[no object]They were hunting for a new house. to pursue or take game in:[~ + object]Poachers have been hunting the woods. n. [countable] the act or practice of hunting. a search or pursuit; a seeking to find:The hunt for the house took a year. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 hunt (hunt),USA pronunciation v.t. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often fol. by down):They hunted him down and hanged him. to search for; seek; endeavor to obtain or find (often fol. by up or out):to hunt up the most promising candidates for the position. to search (a place) thoroughly. to scour (an area) in pursuit of game. to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game. Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt. v.i. to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport. to make a search or quest (often fol. by for or after). Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules. n. an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals. a search; a seeking or endeavor to find. a pursuit. a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters. an area hunted over. Music and Dance[Change Ringing.]a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells. bef. 1000; (verb, verbal) Middle English hunten, Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal hunt′a•ble, adj. hunt′ed•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pursue, track. Hunt (hunt),USA pronunciation n. (James Henry) Leigh (lē),USA pronunciation 1784–1859, English essayist, poet, and editor. Biographical Richard Morris, 1828–95, U.S. architect. (William) Holman (hōl′mən),USA pronunciation 1827–1910, English painter. Biographical William Morris, 1824–79, U.S. painter (brother of Richard Morris Hunt). Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hunt /hʌnt/ vb to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport (intransitive) often followed by for: to look (for); search (for): to hunt for a book, to hunt up a friend (transitive) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc: to hunt a pack of hounds (transitive) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc: to hunt the parkland (transitive) often followed by down: to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture: to hunt down a criminal (tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound (intransitive) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position (intransitive) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path n the act or an instance of hunting chase or search, esp of animals or game the area of a hunt a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport the participants in or members of such a party or institution in the hunt ⇒ informal having a chance of success: that result keeps us in the hunt Etymology: Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to grasp Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hunt /hʌnt/ n Henry, known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819) (William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848) James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976 (Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953) (James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley
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