hunted

• يصف شخصًا أو حيوانًا يُطارده أو يتبعه آخرون بقصد الإمساك به أو إيذائه، وغالبًا ما يصاحبه شعور بالخوف والقلق. ويُستعمل أيضًا مجازيًا لمن يعيش في حالة ملاحقة أو مطاردة دائمة.

Describes a person or animal that is being pursued, often with a sense of fear or anxiety.

1. B1formal

   Describing a person or animal that is being pursued or chased, often for capture or killing.

   المُطارَد

   • The hunted deer ran through the forest.
   • He had the look of a hunted man, constantly glancing over his shoulder.
   • The hunted fox tried to escape the hounds.

   المرادفاتchasedpursuedstalkedtracked

2. Anxious or frightenedB2informal

   Describing a facial expression or demeanor that shows fear, anxiety, or desperation, as if being pursued.

   مُطارَد

   • She had a hunted look in her eyes after the accident.
   • His hunted expression revealed his guilt.
   • The witness appeared hunted during the cross-examination.

   المرادفاتagitatedalarmeddesperatedistraughtfearfulfrightenedpanickytenseuneasyworried

   الأضدادcalmcomposedrelaxedsereneuntroubled

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تعقُّب الحيوانات البرية وقتلها من أجل الطعام أو الرياضة، أو على البحث الحثيث عن شيء ما.

A verb used to indicate the act of pursuing and killing wild animals for food or sport, or searching for something persistently.

1. Pursue for food or sportA2formal

   To chase and kill wild animals for food or sport.

   الاصطياد

   • They hunt deer in the forest every autumn.
   • The tribe hunts for survival in the jungle.
   • He learned to hunt from his grandfather.

   المرادفاتchasecoursepoachpursuestalktracktrail

2. Search for somethingB1informal

   To look for something or someone with determination.

   البحث عن شيء أو شخص

   • She is hunting for a new job.
   • The police are hunting for the escaped prisoner.
   • I've been hunting for my keys all morning.

   المرادفاتforagelook forpursuequestrummagescoursearchseektracktrail

3. Pursue relentlesslyB2informal

   To follow or chase someone or something persistently.

   الملاحقة

   • The paparazzi hunt celebrities for photos.
   • He hunted down the last copy of the rare book.
   • The detective hunted the criminal across the country.

   المرادفاتchasedoghoundhunt downpursuestalktrail

الصيغ المركّبةhunt down