单词 | hunt |
释义 | Word Frequency hunt(hʌnt) verb 1. to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport 2. (intransitive; often foll by for) to look (for); search (for) to hunt for a book to hunt up a friend 3. (transitive) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc to hunt a pack of hounds 4. (transitive) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc to hunt the parkland 5. (transitive; often foll by down) to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture to hunt down a criminal 6. (tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound 7. (intransitive) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position 8. (intransitive) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path noun 9. the act or an instance of hunting 10. chase or search, esp of animals or game 11. the area of a hunt 12. a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport 13. the participants in or members of such a party or institution 14. in the hunt Derived forms huntedly (ˈhuntedly) adverb Word origin Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to graspWord Frequency Hunt(hʌnt) noun 1. Henry, known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819) 2. (William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848) 3. James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976 4. (Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953) 5. (James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley 6. Sam (uel Percival Maitland). born 1946, New Zealand poet, noted for his public performances |
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