hunt down

英 [hʌnt daʊn]

美 [hʌnt daʊn]

追捕到，穷追直至找到（罪犯、敌人等）

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 追捕到，穷追直至找到（罪犯、敌人等）
  If youhunt downa criminal or an enemy, you find them after searching for them.
  1. Last December they hunted down and killed one of the gangsters...
     去年12月他们追捕到其中一名匪徒并将其击毙。
  2. Those who do not come forward should be hunted down...
     对于那些不肯自首的罪犯应予缉拿归案。
  3. It took her four months to hunt him down.
     她花了4个月才把他找出来。

英英释义

verb

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
  1. Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
  2. The dogs are running deer
  3. The Duke hunted in these woods
  Synonym:huntruntrack down

双语例句

• They were trying to hunt down an escaped prisoner.
  他们正设法搜寻一名逃犯。
• But the joys of owning the coolest toy in the universe ends when a nosey government agent arrives in town to hunt down the "alien" invader.
  但是当多事的政府调查员来到小镇捉拿“外星人”入侵者的时候，拥有宇宙中最酷的玩具的喜悦结束了。
• The Peacekeeping troops strengthened in this local patrol, and starts to hunt down and arrest the raider.
  维和部队已加强了在该地区的巡逻，并开始搜捕袭击者。
• And just this year she was issued a restraining order for allegedly threatening to 'hunt down and kill' Laurel Wigg and her son.
  而且就在今年，Constance被颁发限制令，原因是她被诉威胁要追打并杀了LaurelWigg和她儿子。
• Make no mistake: the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts.
  不会出错：美国将找到并且严惩那些对这种懦夫行径负责的人。
• Both the United States and European Union have called on Russian authorities to hunt down and prosecute the killers.
  美国和欧盟同时呼吁俄罗斯官方追缉并严惩杀手。
• They'll actually hunt down old books for you.
  他们实际上会帮你找旧书。
• Sea forces will also be supported by submarines that can for example hunt down an enemy supply convoy.
  海军也可以有用来打击敌人运输护航的潜艇支援。
• The police are trying to hunt down the burglar.
  警察正在尽力缉拿窃贼。
• They set themselves to hunt down the traitor and to avenge the death of their comrades on him.
  他们立即去搜寻叛徒，为死去的同志报仇。