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狩猎，捕猎
Some animals hunt at night . 有些动物在夜间猎食。
When lion cubs are young , the mother stays with them while the father hunts for food . 幼狮小的时候，母狮守在幼狮身旁，而雄狮去觅食。
Jack and Charlie like to hunt/go hunting (= chase and kill animals for sport ) at weekends . 杰克和查理周末喜欢去打猎。
Cats like to hunt mice and birds . 猫喜欢捕食老鼠和鸟类。
Elephants used to be hunted for the ivory from their tusks . 过去人们常常为了得到象牙而捕猎大象。
in Britain , to chase and kill animals , especially foxes , using dogs and riding on horses
（英国带着猎狗进行的）骑马打猎；（尤指）骑马猎狐
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hunt verb [I or T] (SEARCH)
to try to find something or someone搜寻，寻找
I've hunted all over the place , but I can't find that book . 我把这个地方找了个遍，也没有找到那本书。
They are still hunting for the missing child . 他们仍在搜寻那个失踪的孩子。
I've hunted high and low (= looked everywhere ) for my gloves . 我已经四处找过我的手套。
Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb . 警方正在搜捕安放炸弹的恐怖分子。
I'll try and hunt out (= find ) those old photographs for you. 我会尽力为你找到那些老照片。
They have spent months house-/job-hunting (= looking for a house /a job ). 他们已经花了数月时间找房子／工作。
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