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a hunt for [something]
表示为了找到某物或某人而进行的搜索活动。
They organized a hunt for the missing child.
他们组织了对失踪儿童的搜寻。
打猎；狩猎
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打猎；狩猎
The act of hunting.
They organized a hunt for the missing child.
他们组织了对失踪儿童的搜寻。
狩猎的行为。
The act of hunting.
英国人和前拉斐尔派画家(1827-1910)
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
狩猎远征。
A hunting expedition.
美国建筑师(1827-1895)
United States architect (1827-1895)
The hunt for the missing hikers continued through the night.
对失踪徒步者的搜寻持续了一整夜。
The annual deer hunt begins next month.
一年一度的猎鹿活动下个月开始。
After a long hunt, she finally found the perfect gift.
经过长时间的寻找，她终于找到了完美的礼物。
表示为了找到某物或某人而进行的搜索活动。
They organized a hunt for the missing child.
他们组织了对失踪儿童的搜寻。
常与冒险或寻找特定目标的活动搭配使用。
We went on a treasure hunt in the forest.
我们在森林里进行了一次寻宝活动。
常用于体育或竞争语境，表示仍有希望获胜。
The team is still in the hunt for the championship.
这支球队仍在争夺冠军的行列中。
Not this
He went on hunt.
Use this
He went on a hunt.
hunt作为可数名词，前面需要不定冠词a。
Not this
They organized a hunt of treasure.
Use this
They organized a hunt for treasure.
名词hunt表示‘搜寻’时，与介词for搭配，表示搜寻的目标。
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对…的搜寻；寻找
Their hunt for the missing child lasted three days.
他们对失踪儿童的搜寻持续了三天。
在寻找；在搜寻
She is always on the hunt for vintage furniture.
她总是在搜寻复古家具。
寻宝游戏；寻宝
The children played a treasure hunt in the garden.
孩子们在花园里玩寻宝游戏。
寻物游戏；寻宝比赛
We organized a scavenger hunt for the school fair.
我们为学校义卖会组织了一场寻物游戏。
找工作；求职
His job hunt finally paid off after months of interviews.
经过几个月的面试，他的求职终于有了结果。
政治迫害；无端指控
The investigation was dismissed as a witch hunt.
这次调查被斥为政治迫害。
在搜寻中
She is on the hunt for a new apartment.
她正在寻找新公寓。
搜索开始了
With the deadline approaching, the hunt is on for a new manager.
随着截止日期临近，寻找新经理的行动开始了。
政治迫害
The investigation turned into a witch hunt.
调查变成了一场政治迫害。
电影《猎杀红色十月》的标语：狩猎开始了。
The hunt for wild boar lasted only two hours.
对野猪的狩猎只持续了两个小时。
莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中的诗句：狩猎已经开始，晨光明媚。
The hunt began at sunrise.
狩猎在日出时开始。
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联想画面：hunt 开头的 h 像猎人举枪，u 像猎物躲在草丛里，合起来就是“打猎、狩猎”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting season、hunting grounds 名词 hunt 通常指“打猎、狩猎”这一行为，多用于狩猎季节或猎场等实际狩猎场合；语体中性，口语和书面语中都比较自然。
常与介词 for 连用，表示‘搜寻’的对象。
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