hunt
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- Wolves hunt in groups known as packs .
- These animals sleep in the day and hunt at night .
- So why do people still go hunting - is it the thrill of the chase ?
- The owl hunts mice and other small mammals , and sometimes other birds .
- He's a great fan of blood sports - he hunts and shoots and so on.
- Soldiers were dispatched to hunt for the leaders of the uprising .
- Police are hunting for a man who was seen running away from the murder scene .
- The children got up early to hunt for Easter eggs in the garden .
- I hunted everywhere for my keys , and then I found them still in the door !
- Could you all hunt through your desk drawers , in case the envelope was accidentally put away there.
hunt verb [I or T] (CHASE)
to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food , sport , or profit狩獵,捕獵
Some animals hunt at night . 有些動物在夜間獵食。
When lion cubs are young , the mother stays with them while the father hunts for food . 幼獅小的時候,母獅守在幼獅身旁,而雄獅去覔食。
Jack and Charlie like to hunt/go hunting (= chase and kill animals for sport ) at weekends . 傑尅和查理周末喜歡去打獵。
Cats like to hunt mice and birds . 貓喜歡捕食老鼠和鳥類。
Elephants used to be hunted for the ivory from their tusks . 過去人們常常爲了得到象牙而捕獵大象。
in Britain , to chase and kill animals , especially foxes , using dogs and riding on horses
(英國帶著獵狗進行的)騎馬打獵;(尤指)騎馬獵狐
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hunt verb [I or T] (SEARCH)
to try to find something or someone搜尋,尋找
I've hunted all over the place , but I can't find that book . 我把這個地方找了個遍,也沒有找到那本書。
They are still hunting for the missing child . 他們仍在搜尋那個失蹤的孩子。
I've hunted high and low (= looked everywhere ) for my gloves . 我已經四処找過我的手套。
Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb . 警方正在搜捕安放炸彈的恐怖分子。
I'll try and hunt out (= find ) those old photographs for you. 我會盡力爲你找到那些老照片。
They have spent months house-/job-hunting (= looking for a house /a job ). 他們已經花了數月時間找房子/工作。
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