hunt down

英 [hʌnt daʊn] 美 [hʌnt daʊn]

• v. 追捕…直至捕获；搜寻…直至发现

英英释义

Verb:

1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);

   "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"
   "The dogs are running deer"
   "The Duke hunted in these woods"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The police have hunted down the escaped prisoner.
   警察已经追捕到了那个逃犯。
2. I hunted down the woman who stole my baby.
   我追踪到了这个偷了我孩子的女人。
3. Professor Jones hunted down the written manuscript in the library of Congress.
   琼斯教授在国会图书馆找到了手稿。

词汇搭配

• hunt down 追捕…直至捕获...

近反义词

【近义词】

• run 跑
• hunt 狩猎
• track down 跟踪追捕