hunt after(v.+prep.)
追猎(某动物); 追逐(某物)try to gain (sth); chase and try to catch (sth)
▲hunt after sth
Do you approve of hunting after foxes?你赞成猎捕狐狸吗?
Many people hunt after fame in their lives but never find it.很多人一生追逐名利,但是总不能成功。
hunt down(v.+adv.)
搜索直至找到(某物)search for (sth) until it is found
▲hunt sb/sth ⇔ down
The police have hunted down the escaped prisoner.警方已经追捕到了那个逃犯。
The hounds will soon hunt down the stag.猎狗很快就会追到那头牡鹿。
hunt for(v.+prep.)
1.猎取…(通常指食物或毛皮)try to obtain (usually food or skins) by hunting, usually with a gun
▲hunt for sth
He's on holiday in Africa, hunting for animals.他正在非洲度假打猎呢。
The natives live by hunting for their food.当地人以猎取野兽为食。
2.寻找某人〔某物〕search for sb/sth
▲hunt for sb/sth
The whole neighborhood have been hunting for the missing child.整条街的人都在寻找那个失踪的孩子。
He has been hunting for a job.他一直在找工作。
hunt out(v.+adv.)
努力找出,努力获得,试图发现seek or obtain by diligent search; try to discover
▲hunt sb/sth ⇔ out
If you come to Beijing again, remember to hunt me out.如果你再到北京来,别忘了来找我。
I hunted out one of my old notes.我找出了一本我的旧笔记本。
We must hunt out all the facts we can.我们必须尽可能查清全部事实。
hunt through(v.+prep.)
把…找遍search through (sth)
▲hunt through sth
I had to hunt through all my drawers looking for the old photograph.我不得不翻遍所有的抽屉来寻找那张旧照片。
hunt up(v.+adv.)
(在报纸上、书上等)找到(资料等)search for and usually find (sth such as information) often in books, papers, etc.
▲hunt sth ⇔ up
You'll have to hunt up the word in the dictionary.你须在字典里查找这个字。
