on the hunt for
on the hunt for — 慣用語
1. trying hard to find a particular person or thing that you want, often by looking
尋找；搜尋
積極四處尋找想要的人或物
trying hard to find a particular person or thing that you want, often by looking in many places.
Iris spent all weekend on the hunt for a cheap flight to Lisbon.
Iris 整個週末都在尋找飛往里斯本的便宜機票。
be on the hunt for + thing you want to find
The police are on the hunt for two men who robbed the corner shop.
警方正在搜尋兩名搶劫街角商店的男子。
be on the hunt for + person being searched for
Christopher walked through the night market, on the hunt for fresh mangoes.
Christopher 走過夜市，尋找新鮮的芒果。
Our whole team is on the hunt for a bigger office near the train station.
我們整個團隊都在尋找火車站附近更大的辦公室。
Roya kept checking her phone, on the hunt for a part-time job after class.
Roya 一直查看手機，尋找下課後的兼職工作。
- searching for
neutral and more formal than 'on the hunt for'
- looking for
plainer everyday phrase, less sense of active effort
- in search of
slightly literary; often used in writing
文法句型
be on the hunt for + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or group actively doing the searching; the object is the thing or person they want to find. Almost always used with the verb 'be'.