hunt

狩る、狩猟する

動物を捕まえたり殺したりするために探し、追う。

やさしい英語で： To look for and follow animals in order to catch or kill them.

• Lions hunt at night.
• My uncle used to hunt rabbits.
• Some birds hunt small animals for food.

類義語： pursue

よく使う表現： hunt rabbits, hunt for food, hunt wild animals, hunt deer

探す

人や物を注意深く探す。長い時間をかけることも多い。

やさしい英語で： To look carefully for something or someone, often for a long time.

• I am hunting for my glasses.
• They hunted for a cheaper apartment.
• Have you hunted everywhere for the missing letter?

使い方： hunt for someone/something (We hunted for the missing keys all morning.)

類義語： search, look, seek

よく使う表現： hunt for something, hunt for someone, bargain hunt

追う、追跡する

人や物を追う。捕まえたり追い払ったりする目的の場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： To chase someone or something, often to catch them or force them away.

• Police are hunting the escaped prisoner.
• They hunted the thieves down within a week.
• The villagers hunted the wolves away.

使い方： hunt someone/something down (The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.); hunt someone/something from somewhere (They hunted the wolves from the village.)

類義語： chase, pursue

よく使う表現： hunt someone down, hunt someone away, hunt someone out

捜索、探索

人や物を見つけようと探すこと。

やさしい英語で： An attempt to find someone or something.

• The hunt for my keys began.
• Our treasure hunt ended at the old bridge.
• The police have started a hunt for the suspect.

使い方： hunt for someone/something (The hunt for the missing child continued all night.); on the hunt for something (We are on the hunt for a new house.)

類義語： search

よく使う表現： hunt for something, on the hunt, treasure hunt, job hunt

狩り、狩猟

動物を捕まえたり殺したりするために探す活動。

やさしい英語で： An activity in which people search for animals to catch or kill them.

• They went on a deer hunt.
• The fox hunt started early in the morning.
• Several hunts were cancelled because of heavy snow.

よく使う表現： fox hunt, deer hunt, on a hunt, successful hunt