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(HJ ) $IU^{5 : There are several different
hunts in the
area.
&7ftE7nA7Nl0}M7Ao hunt ed /'hAntid/ adj. (of an expression
on sb’s face ©MAI#) showing that sb is very worried or frightened, as if they
are being followed or chased 'IS'|$7A:&T 1st 7!l ft : His eyes had a hunted
look.
hunt er /'hAnta(r)/ noun 1 a person who hunts
wild animals for food or sport; an animal that hunts its food ) mu- 2 (usually in
compounds i^) a person who looks for
and
collects a particular kind
of thing a
bargain hunter |$ A —see also head
hunter 3 (BrE) a fast
strong horse used in hunting foxes
m2J&4 4 (NAmE) a dog used in hunting hunter-gather er noun a
member of a group of people who do not live in one place but move around and
live by hunting, fishing and gathering plants # ®
hunting On /-hAntir)/
noun [U]
1 chasing and killing wild animals and birds as a sport
or for food M ® jg? ; f J ®: to
go hunting A ff M o Since 1977 otter hunting has
been illegal. Mm Alii 1977 ¥ ^ fa IfcM M A 7 ft 7 c 2 (8r£) = fox-hunting 3 (in compounds i^) the process of looking for sth
#•; We’re going house-hunting at the
weekend. Ml
A 0c IH A 0c ft 7 o 0 How’s
the job-hunting going? X
'hunting ground noun 1 a place where
people with a particular interest can easily find what they want nj 1>X
0c flr 7 M ft A : Crowded
markets are a happy hunting ground for pickpockets. ft
ft
huntress /'hAntras/ noun (literary) a woman who hunts
wild animals Am A;
hunts-man /'hAntsman/ noun [pi -men /-man/)
a man who hunts wild animals ® A; hur dle /'h3:dl; NAmE 'h3:rdl/ noun, verb m noun 1 each
of a series of vertical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race (
: His horse fell at the final hurdle.
T7„ o to
clear a hurdle (= jump over it successfully) 2 hurdles [pi.] a
race in which runners
or horses have to jump over hurdles the
300m hurdles * 300
— picture o page
R32 3 a problem or
difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth A; PfiTl OBSTACLE:
The next hurdle will be
getting her
parents’ agreement. T-^7^XJl:tiI:f#ftA0
• verb 1 ~ (over) sth to jump
over sth while you are running ( A ) ) : [VN] He hurdled two
barriers to
avoid reporters. ftkMxlT M 7fll$l#f UI §£ iH
i£ 0 [V] to
hurdle over a fence ©fcM —^#072 [V] to run in a hurdles race
hurd ler /’h3:dla(r); NAmE 'h3:rd-/ noun a person or
horse that runs in
races over hurdles ; #ft
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hurd ling /’h3idlirj; NAmE 'h3ird-/ noun [U] the sport of
racing over hurdles — picture o page R32
hurdy-gurdy /'h3idi g3idi; NAmE 'h3:rdi g3:rdi/ noun (pi -ies) a small
musical instrument that is played by turning a handle AM
hurl /h3:l; NAmE h3:rl/ verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to throw
sth/sb,violently in a particular direction M05; ;
®}$: He hurled
a brick through the window. ft X18’A M 05 7 ft e E> note at throw 2 [VN] abuse, accusations, insults, etc.
(at sb) to shout insults, etc. at sbft;A-ftdi ( ) : Rival fans hurled abuse
at each
other. M# +0 5 ^ % # S| •* 3 [V]
(NAmE,
slang) to vomit h&p±
hurl-ing
/'h3:lirj; NAmE 'hairlig/ noun [U] an Irish ball game
similar to hockey played by two
teams of 15
boys or men AfMJ* ( #
15 Ad
— compare camogie
hurly-burly /'h3:li
b3:li; NAmE 'h3irli b3irli/ noun [u] a very noisy and
busy activity or situation Rtlif hurrah /ha'ra:/ (BrE hur-ray /ha'rei/) exclamation
= HOORAY(l)
hur ri
cane /'hArikan; NAmE 'hairakan; -kein/ noun a violent storm with
very strong winds, especially in the western
hurricane-force winds 0 Hurricane Betty is
now approaching the
coast of
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ft^ o — compare cyclone, typhoon 'hurricane lamp noun a type of lamp with
glass sides to protect the flame inside from the wind RfrMilT hurried /'hArid; NAmE 'h3ir-/ adj. [usually before noun] done
too quickly because you do not have enough time ft Eft; 'fcftMi&Eft: I ate a
hurried breakfast and left. 0c^^ftftfc771&ffc?i&7To EH3 unhurried ► hur-ried-ly adv.: I
hurriedly got up and dressed. 0c .ft
hurry 0*w /'hAri;
NAmE'h3:ril verb, noun m verb (hur ries, hurry ing, hur ried, hur-ried) 1 [V]
to do sth more quickly than usual because there is not much time 0ft, £|ft, tft ( ) 033 RUSH: You’ll
have to hurry if you
want to catch that train.
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f fl M A ^A- ffl % %
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is] 7 o O The kids hurried to open their presents.
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{H ^ It IT JF f L 0 ^1^13 In spoken English hurry
can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive,
especially to tell somebody to do something quickly: Hurry
and open your present—I want to see what it is! P i# A hurry
Hurry
and open
your present—I want
to see what it is! 2 [V +adv./prep.\ to move
quickly in a particular direction ( IfJSAfn] ) £R M033 rush: He picked up his bags and hurried
across the courtyard. 0 She
hurried away
without saying goodbye. tLlTIti^JFTo 3
[VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to make sb do sth more quickly ( ^A ) 033 rush: I don’t
want to hurry you but
we close in twenty minutes. A
0 She was
hurried into
making an unwise choice.
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4 [VN +adv./prep.] to deal with sth
quickly PTE1 rush : Her application
was
hurried
through. M
^ A if U 'ft % PJ 7 M „ 5 [VN]
[usually passive] to do sth too quickly 'fcjE ( )
0371 rush : A good
meal should never be hurried. ||# ^6 ^ 11 # ^ 1 o .hurry
'on to
continue
speaking without giving anyone
else time to say anything ,hurry up (with
sth) to do sth more quickly
because there is not much time 0ft, ,%‘tt ( ® 7^ ) : I wish the bus
would hurry up and come. IS M A A 'ft 7 te ft A X „ o Hurry
up! We ’re going to be late, ft \ fj ^ ifi f I] 7 „ 9 Hurry up with
the scissors. I need them. 3% mi lefflo
.hurry
sb/sth^’up to
make sb do sth more quickly; to make sth happen more quickly jiiS(XA);
A: Can you do
anything to hurry my order up?
a noun [U, sing.] the need or
wish to get sth done quickly %J ft; % ft : Take
your time—there’s
no hurry. & ^
A 0 In my
hurry to leave, I forgot my
passport. ?£^Jftzftlh o What’s the hurry?
The train doesn’t leave for an hour. A 7-0^^
7
AH 77 % o rraT?l in a ‘hurry 1 very quickly or more
quickly than usual 0ft: He had to leave in a hurry, ft 7 j# 7 0 ft ^ 7 7 0 2 not having enough
time to do sth 7ft; ^Jft: Sorry,
I haven’t got time to do it now—I’m in a hurry. Xt7®, N'I'bIWS
7 ——
0c ft # % o 0
sth impatient to do sth My daughter is in
such a hurry to grow
up.
0cAJLft7t#-'T7ilArAc o Why are you in such a hurry to sell? ft
A ftA-M it it 7 'R ffftfcAfb? in
no hurry (to do sth) | not in
a/any hurry (to do sth) 1 having plenty of time 7ft H Ib] , 77^ ( lift7X ) : I don’t
mind waiting—I’m not in any particular hurry. 0c »Tfe7*r# —*- 0c^ft A