hunt verb [ I or T ] (CHASE)
hunt verb [ I or T ] (SEARCH)
B2 to try to find something or someone:
I've hunted high and low (= looked everywhere) for my gloves.
Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb.
I'll try and hunt out (= find) those old photographs for you.
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- 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.
動詞短語
hunt noun (SEARCH)
C1 [ C usually singular ] a search for something or someone:
The hunt for the injured climber continued throughout the night.
Police are on the hunt (= searching) for the kidnappers.
詞庫：同義詞和關聯詞
hunt noun (CHASE)
› [ C ] in the UK, a group of people who meet regularly in order to chase and kill animals, especially foxes:
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- He spent a day accompanying a local fox hunt as an observer.
- The hounds waited for a signal from the master of the hunt.
- He is a regular member of the local hunt.
- A landowner has the right to ask the hunt to keep off his or her land.
- On Boxing Day, many hunts traditionally take place around the country.
