hunt

hunt
verb

[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.)

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