| 单词 | hunt |
| 释义 | hunt v. & n. --v 1. tr. (also absol.) a pursue and kill (wild animals, esp. foxes, or game), esp. on horseback and with hounds, for sport or food. b (of an animal) chase (its prey). 2. intr. (foll. by after, for) seek, search (hunting for a pen). 3. intr. a oscillate. b (of an engine etc.) run alternately too fast and too slow. 4. tr. (foll. by away etc.) drive off by pursuit. 5. tr. scour (a district) in pursuit of game. 6. tr. (as hunted adj.) (of a look etc.) expressing alarm or terror as of one being hunted. 7. tr. (foll. by down, up) move the place of (a bell) in ringing the changes. --n 1. the practice of hunting or an instance of this. 2. a an association of people engaged in hunting with hounds. b an area where hunting takes place. 3. an oscillating motion. Phrases and idioms hunt down pursue and capture. hunt out find by searching; track down. Etymology: OE huntian, weak grade of hentan seize |
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