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词汇 hunting
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Definition of hunting in English:

hunting

noun ˈhʌntɪŋˈhən(t)ɪŋ
mass noun
  • 1The activity of hunting wild animals or game.

    (尤指为食物或运动)打猎,狩猎

    they talked about going hunting
    whale hunting is unnecessary
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But anti-hunt protesters say her story does not alter the fact that hunting is cruel to animals.
    • China does not allow hunting of these animals in the wild.
    • He said that a recent opinion poll suggested that 80 per cent of the British public believe that hunting wild mammals with dogs is cruel.
    • Fishing and game hunting are different though, it's done for food and you generally don't tend to chase the animal over miles of countryside.
    • The money which would need to go into policing a ban on hunting would be immense.
    • This organisation was set up to defend and promote the use of terrier dogs in the hunting of wild animals.
    • For some Americans who grew up with different cultural influences or who live in parts of the country where hunting is popular, game birds are familiar fare.
    • The country was very rich in game before widespread hunting began.
    • Advocates for banning foxhunting in England argue that hunting and killing animals with packs of dogs is cruel and unnecessary.
    • Game hunting in South Africa has flourished into a multi-million-rand industry and the Eastern Cape has surpassed all the other provinces in its success.
    • Big game hunting has long been a controversial topic.
    • As access to once remote forests grows, so does the risk of greater ‘bush meat’ hunting, or the hunting of wild animals for food.
    • Wild hunting, fishing, and wood cutting are not allowed.
    • Bulgaria's resources in the field of game farms and hunting are really great.
    • Both were situated by the village's port, where the activities related to whale hunting had been pursued for almost a century.
    • In most other parts of Europe this type of hunting has been banned, I just can't understand it!
    • She was the goddess of hunting, wild animals, childbirth, nature, and the harvest.
    • With wild lands cleared for agriculture and game hunting on the rise, populations of cougars and other large predators took heavy hits.
    • Thus the kind of domination represented by big game hunting had altered significantly.
    • The Inuit rely heavily on subsistence hunting of walruses, whales, seals, and other animals near the top of the food chain.
    Synonyms
    blood sports, field sports, stalking, trapping, coursing, fox hunting, the chase
    poaching
    Indian shikar
    archaic venery
  • 2in combination The activity of searching for something.

    搜索;寻找

    house-hunting

    找房子。

  • 3Bell-ringing
    A simple system of changes in which bells move through the order in a regular progression.

    〔鸣钟术〕简单变奏

Definition of hunting in US English:

hunting

nounˈhən(t)ɪŋˈhən(t)iNG
  • 1The activity of hunting wild animals or game, especially for food or sport.

    (尤指为食物或运动)打猎,狩猎

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Advocates for banning foxhunting in England argue that hunting and killing animals with packs of dogs is cruel and unnecessary.
    • Game hunting in South Africa has flourished into a multi-million-rand industry and the Eastern Cape has surpassed all the other provinces in its success.
    • For some Americans who grew up with different cultural influences or who live in parts of the country where hunting is popular, game birds are familiar fare.
    • Thus the kind of domination represented by big game hunting had altered significantly.
    • Bulgaria's resources in the field of game farms and hunting are really great.
    • China does not allow hunting of these animals in the wild.
    • He said that a recent opinion poll suggested that 80 per cent of the British public believe that hunting wild mammals with dogs is cruel.
    • But anti-hunt protesters say her story does not alter the fact that hunting is cruel to animals.
    • The Inuit rely heavily on subsistence hunting of walruses, whales, seals, and other animals near the top of the food chain.
    • In most other parts of Europe this type of hunting has been banned, I just can't understand it!
    • The money which would need to go into policing a ban on hunting would be immense.
    • As access to once remote forests grows, so does the risk of greater ‘bush meat’ hunting, or the hunting of wild animals for food.
    • With wild lands cleared for agriculture and game hunting on the rise, populations of cougars and other large predators took heavy hits.
    • Wild hunting, fishing, and wood cutting are not allowed.
    • The country was very rich in game before widespread hunting began.
    • Big game hunting has long been a controversial topic.
    • Both were situated by the village's port, where the activities related to whale hunting had been pursued for almost a century.
    • She was the goddess of hunting, wild animals, childbirth, nature, and the harvest.
    • This organisation was set up to defend and promote the use of terrier dogs in the hunting of wild animals.
    • Fishing and game hunting are different though, it's done for food and you generally don't tend to chase the animal over miles of countryside.
    Synonyms
    blood sports, field sports, stalking, trapping, coursing, fox hunting, the chase
  • 2Bell-ringing
    A simple system of changes in which bells move through the order in a regular progression.

    〔鸣钟术〕简单变奏

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