v (1)追(狩)猎(chase (animals and birds) in order to catch or kill either for food or for sport)[I，T+n]：go (out)～ing 去打猎;(hyenas/wolves)～at night/in packs(鬣狗/狼)在夜晚/成群猎食;～deer/wild animals 狩猎鹿/野物;

(2)搜寻，寻找(search for;try to find)[I，I+prep (for)，I+adv，T+n]：～everywhere/through all the drawers到处/在所有的抽屉里寻找;～for a lost key/for buried treasure寻找丢失的钥匙/埋藏的财富;～for a job/work寻找一份工作;～a submarine 搜寻一潜水艇;～an escaped criminal 搜寻在逃犯;job-/house-～ing 寻找工作/住房;

(3)驱赶(逐)，追击(逐)(pursue or drive sb out;chase sth away)[T+n+prep，T+n+adv]：～a cat out of the garden/a bird off the seeds/a murderer from town to town把猫赶出花园/驱鸟不让其吃种子/从一个城市到另一个城市追捕杀人犯;

(4) 1)猎狐(chase foxes with dogs through or in a district)[T+n](BrE)：～the country/the parkland在乡下/草木区猎狐;～with the local foxhunter 与当地的猎狐人一起狩猎; 2)用(马或狗)狩猎(use (one's horse or hounds) for fox-hunting)[T+n]：～one's horse/a pack of hounds用马/一群猎狗狩猎;

hunt down(v adv)穷追……直至捕获;搜寻……直至发现(vt)：～down a dangerous criminal/a burglar/a traitor 追捕一名危险的罪犯/窃贼/叛徒;～down an escaped prisoner 追捕逃犯;～down a written manuscript/every piece of evidence 搜寻手稿/每件证据;

hunt out(v adv)搜寻出(vt)：～out the children's old clothes/an old diary找出孩子们的旧衣服/一本旧日记;

hunt up (v adv) 搜寻，寻找(vt)：～up a word in the dictionary/the references in the library 在字典中查找一个字/在图书馆里寻找参考资料;

n (1)打猎(act of hunting)[C](常用于构成合成词)：a (an) zebra-/fox-/tiger/bear-/elephant～猎斑马/狐/虎/熊/象;organize two big daylight～s 组织两次很大规模的白天狩猎;be ready for～准备好打猎;

(2)寻找，搜寻(careful search for sb/sth that is missing)[C，通常sing]：conduct/start/continue a～for culprit (further clues) 进行/开始/继续搜寻罪犯(进一步的线索);be on the～for an animal追猎动物;find sth after a long～找了很长时间才找到某物;

→′hunter n猎人;狩猎用的马;猎人用表;′hunting n狩猎，猎狐;′hunting-ground n猎场;′huntress n女猎人;

【说明】BrE中，go hunting指骑在马上带猎犬追杀狐狸的运动。这种狩猎的骑手叫作huntsmen，这种活动叫hunt;而hunter指追猎大型动物，如狮子、大象等的人;shooting(射猎)则指猎鸟、鹿和其他动物的运动。在AmE中，则不同，hunting指射猎马或鹿等动物的运动，从事此活动的人称hunter。