to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit

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

to try to find something or someone

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。

Synonyms: look (SEARCH)search seek (SEARCH)

hunt someone/something down 搜捕，找到

a search for something or someone

After a long hunt we finally found a house we liked. 经过长时间的寻找，我们终于找到了一所中意的房子。

The hunt for the injured climber continued throughout the night. 对那名受伤登山者的搜寻持续了一整夜。

Police are on the hunt (= searching) for the kidnappers. 警方正在搜捕绑匪。

The hunt is on (= the search has started) for the Mayor's successor. 已经开始物色市长的接班人了。

the activity of people chasing wild animals in order to kill them

to go on a fox/deer hunt 去猎狐／鹿

in the UK, a group of people who meet regularly in order to chase and kill animals, especially foxes

They are members of the local hunt. 他们是当地狩猎队的成员。