| 释义 |
hunting
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English huntung, from huntian to hunt + -ung -ing
1. : the act, practice, or an instance of chasing, taking, or killing wild and especially game animals : chase
2. : the act, practice, or an instance of trying to find or obtain especially by diligent search or effort
< the bibliographical hunting that lies behind any research work — H.N.Southern >
< have had little time for book-hunting — H.J.Laski >
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of hunt (II)
1. : given to or interested in hunting
< a hunting man >
also : predacious
< a hunting wasp >
2. : of, relating to, or used or adapted for use in hunting
< a hunting saddle >
III. noun
1. : a periodic variation in speed of a synchronous electrical machine from that of the true synchronous speed
2. : a self-induced and undesirable oscillation of a variable above and below the desired value in an automatic control system
3. : a continuous attempt by an automatically controlled system to find a desired equilibrium condition |