| 单词 | hunting-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmashunting-up d. The action of chasing, pursuing or searching; a pursuit or search. Also with adv. as hunting-up, hunting-down. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] seeking1303 out-seekinga1382 searchinga1382 search1426 laita1500 searching out1531 hunting-down1542 fishing1548 research1577 upseeking1594 riping1815 questing1848 casting1856 the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit > hostile or violent chasec1325 hunting-down1542 hunt1608 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Aivv Than wyll they renne..a whorehuntyng after their false prophetes. 1589 L. Wright (title) The hunting of Antichrist. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. iii. 10 A hunting out of the causes. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Hunting, decoying, or drawing others into Play. 1796 P. Colquhoun Treat. Police of Metropolis 403 The driving of Cattle improperly, usually termed bullock-hunting. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind xxiv. 204 A hunting-up of faults. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 5/1 Sweeping movements will give place to hunting-down tactics where the country favours the latter. 1945 Tribune 9 Nov. 11/1 The hunting-down of war criminals. < as lemmas |
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