Old English huntung, verbal noun from hunt (v.). Bartlett (1848) notes it as the word commonly used by sportsmen in the Southern states of the U.S. where in the North they use gunning.
雙語例句
1. Game wardens were appointed to enforce hunting laws in New Hampshire.
狩獵監(jiān)督官被派到新罕布什爾州去執(zhí)行狩獵法令。
來自柯林斯例句
2. After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.
諾曼征服之后，這片森林成為了皇家狩獵區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.
追查倫敦爆炸案兇犯的偵探們急于對(duì)他進(jìn)行訊問。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago.