hunted

• 形容人或动物正被追捕、追猎，常带有恐惧或焦虑的情绪；也可指受到迫害、被逼得走投无路。

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.

   被追捕的

   • 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.

   同义词chasedpursuedstalkedtracked

2. Anxious or frightenedB2informal

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

   惊惶

   • 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.

   同义词agitatedalarmeddesperatedistraughtfearfulfrightenedpanickytenseuneasyworried

   反义词calmcomposedrelaxedsereneuntroubled

• 用于表示追捕并杀死野生动物以获取食物或娱乐的动作，或坚持不懈地寻找某物的动词。

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.

   打猎

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

   同义词chasecoursepoachpursuestalktracktrail

2. Search for somethingB1informal

   To look for something or someone with determination.

   搜寻

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

   同义词foragelook forpursuequestrummagescoursearchseektracktrail

3. Pursue relentlesslyB2informal

   To follow or chase someone or something persistently.

   追捕

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

   同义词chasedoghoundhunt downpursuestalktrail

短语动词变体hunt down