hunt、explore、track与seek这些动词均含“搜索、寻找”之意。
hunt : 一般指寻找所需的物件，或对罪犯的搜寻，特指追猎。
- Some animals hunt at night.
有些动物在夜间猎食。 - When lion cubs are young, the mother stays with them while the father hunts for food.
幼狮小的时候，母狮守在幼狮身旁，而雄狮去觅食。 - Jack and Charlie like to hunt/go hunting (= chase and kill animals for sport) at weekends.
杰克和查理周末喜欢去打猎。 - Cats like to hunt mice and birds.
猫喜欢捕食老鼠和鸟类。 - Elephants used to be hunted for the ivory from their tusks.
过去人们常常为了得到象牙而捕猎大象。
explore : 一般指对未知事物或新生事物的探索、观察与研究。
- to explore space
探索太空 - The best way to explore the countryside is on foot.
探索农村地区，步行是最好的方法。 - The children have gone exploring in the woods.
孩子们到树林里观察大自然去了。
track : 侧重按一定线索追查出结果。
- It's difficult to track an animal over stony ground.
很难在多石的地面上追踪动物。 - The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.
军队用雷达卫星透过云雾和夜幕追踪目标。 - The terrorists were tracked to (= found in) Amsterdam.
恐怖分子在阿姆斯特丹被追踪到。
seek : 语义庄重，语气强，使用广。多暗示做出很大努力去寻求某人或物。
- "Are you actively seeking jobs?" she asked.
“你在积极地找工作吗？”她问。 - Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.
数百名持不同政见者到美国大使馆寻求庇护。
