| 单词 | look for |
| 释义 | look for1 to look for someone or something when you do not know where they are2 to look for something or someone that you need or want3 to look for information in a book, on a computer etc4 when the police are looking for a criminal5 to search a place to try to find someone or something6 to look for something in a bag, box, pocket etc7 an attempt to find something or someonerelated wordssee alsofind out,lose,lost,find,1. to look for someone or something when you do not know where they are 寻找不知道在何处的某人或某物 look for /ˈlʊk fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not in the place where you expected them to be 寻找 i'm looking for simon -- have you seen him? 我正在找西蒙—你看见过他吗? i've been looking everywhere for that key! where did you find it? 我到处找那把钥匙！你在哪里找到的？ try to find /ˌtraɪ tə ˈfaɪnd/ [verb phrase] to look for someone or something, especially when it is difficult to find them 试图寻找［尤指难以找到的人或物］ jill was up in the attic trying to find her old school books. 吉尔在阁楼上找她以前的课本。 i tried to find jack to tell him the news, but he wasn't anywhere around. 我想找到杰克告诉他这个消息，可是他不见踪影。 have a look /ˌhæv ə ˈlʊk/ [verb phrase] especially spoken to look for someone or something, especially when you do it quickly or when you only look in one place 【尤口】看看，找找［尤快速地找或只在一处地方找］ ‘i can't find my shoes.’ ‘have a look in your bedroom.’ “我找不到我的鞋子。”“到卧室里看看。”have a look for i had a look for clive but he wasn't in his office. 我找了一下克莱夫，可他不在办公室里。have a quick look i'll just have a quick look for that book before we go. 我们走之前，我想很快找一下那本书。have a good look look carefully and thoroughly 仔细地看 we don't have time to find it now - we'll have a good look in the morning. 现在我们没有时间去找—明天早上再仔细找吧。 search for /ˈsɜːʳtʃ fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] to look carefully and thoroughly for someone or something, especially when it is very important that you find them 搜寻，搜查 coastguards are still searching for survivors from the ship. 海岸警卫队仍在搜寻船上的幸存者。 friends and neighbours joined police officers to search for clues. 朋友和邻居也一起协助警察查找线索。 in search of /ɪn ˈsɜːʳtʃ ɒv/ [preposition] especially spoken if you go in search of someone or something, you go somewhere in order to find them 【尤口】［去某地］寻找 go/set off in search of she stayed and talked for a while, then went off in search of flynn. 她留下来说了一会儿话，然后去找弗林了。 hunt /hʌnt/ [intransitive verb] to look urgently and thoroughly for someone or something in every possible place 到处寻找 friends and neighbors hunted everywhere, but no-one could find the child. 朋友和邻居到处都找遍了，但没有人能找到那孩子。hunt for i hunted all morning for the book of photos, but couldn't find it. 我整个早上都在找那本影集，还是没有找到。2. to look for something or someone that you need or want 寻找你需要或想要的某物或某人 look for /ˈlʊk fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to try to find something or someone that you need 寻找 can you help me? i'm looking for a place to stay. 能帮个忙吗？我在找住的地方。 the company is looking for young, enthusiastic graduates to work in its sales department. 该公司诚聘年轻、有热情的大学毕业生加入销售部工作。 i spent months looking for a job, with no luck. 我找了好几个月的工作，都没有运气。 try to find /ˌtraɪ tə ˈfaɪnd/ [verb phrase] to look for something or someone that you need, especially when it is difficult and takes a long time ［尤指花长时间］试图寻找［难以找到的人或物］ i spent half an hour trying to find a parking space. 我花了半小时找一个停车的地方。 drug companies are trying to find an alternative drug, which will not have such serious side-effects. 制药公司想找一种不会产生这么大的副作用的替代药品。 in search of /ɪn ˈsɜːʳtʃ ɒv/ [preposition] especially written if you go in search of something that you need, you go somewhere to try to find it 【尤书面】［去某处］找寻 many young people move to the cities in search of a better future. 许多年轻人都搬到城里寻找更美好的前途。 search for /ˈsɜːʳtʃ fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] to spend time trying to find something or someone that you need ［花时间］寻找 i searched everywhere for a birthday present for kim, but i found nothing i liked. 我四处寻找可以送给金的生日礼物，但没找到我所喜欢的东西。 i was made redundant last year, and am still searching for a new job. 我去年被裁员，现在还在找工作。 the school is currently searching for ways to save money. 学校目前正在想办法省钱。 look around for /ˌlʊk əˈraʊnd fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] to look in different places or directions, in order to find a suitable person or thing that you need 四处寻找 he looked around for somewhere to hang the wet towel. 他四处寻找能挂湿毛巾的地方。 we're always looking around for new products to add to our list. 我们总是在寻找新产品加入我们的目录中。 they're looking around for a decent apartment, not too far from the city. 他们在四处寻找一套体面的公寓，离市中心不要太远。 seek /siːk/ [transitive verb] formal to try to get or find something you need, for example advice, friendship, or a job 【正式】征求；寻找，寻求［建议、友谊或工作等］ economics graduate, aged 25, with business experience, seeks interesting part-time work in the west london area. 经济学的毕业生，25岁，有商贸工作经验，寻找伦敦西区有趣味的兼职工作。 if you are at all worried about your symptoms, you should seek medical advice. 如果你很担心自己的这些症状，就应该求医。 the government is seeking support from teachers for its latest education reforms. 政府正在为它最近推行的教育改革寻求教师的支持。 be on the lookout for /biː ɒn ðə ˈlʊkaʊt fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] informal to be eagerly and continuously looking for something or someone that might be useful to you 【非正式】不断地费心寻觅，留意 my mother's always on the lookout for a good bargain. 我母亲总是留意着有什么便宜货。 the club is always on the lookout for new young players. 这家俱乐部总是在寻找年轻的新球员。 the design department is constantly on the lookout for original ideas. 设计部在不断地寻找有创意的构思。 hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ [uncountable noun] job/house/bargain etc hunting when you are trying to find or get a job, house etc 寻找工作/住房/廉价货等 we rented a car and went house-hunting as soon as we arrived. 我们一到此地便租了辆汽车，开始找房子。 job hunting takes a lot of effort and can be a long, depressing process. 找工作很费心，有时是一个漫长、令人沮丧的过程。 leave no stone unturned /ˌliːv nəʊ ˌstəʊn ʌnˈtɜːʳnd/ [verb phrase] to do everything that you can to find something such as the answer to a problem - used especially in literature 千方百计；想尽办法［尤用于文学作品］ if a solution can be found, mr danby, i shall leave no stone unturned until i have found it. 丹比先生，如果能够找到解决途径，我会想尽一切办法，一定要找到。 union leaders have promised to leave no stone unturned in their search for a way to keep the factory open. 工会领导人承诺要想方设法让这家工厂运作下去。3. to look for information in a book, on a computer etc 在书中、电脑上等寻找信息 search /sɜːʳtʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to look for information, a document, an internet page etc on a computer ［从电脑上］查找，寻找，搜索［信息、文件、网页等］ you can search on the internet for the names of dealers in your area. 你可以在互联网上查找你所在地区经销商的名字。 i searched a few websites, but couldn't find the information i was looking for. 我找了几个网站，但是没有找到我所要的信息。 search [countable noun] i did a quick search on the internet and found three airlines with tickets available on that date. 我在互联网上快速查找了一下，发现那天有三家航空公司有机票。 surf /sɜːʳf/ [transitive verb] surf the net/internet to look at a lot of pages on the internet, looking for something that interests you 上网浏览信息 many youngsters spend hours surfing the net. 许多年轻人花很长时间上网浏览信息。 look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb] to try to find information by looking in a book, on a list, in computer records ［在书上、列表中、电脑记录上］查找 look up something if you look up the title of the book, you should then find the author. 你如果查找书名，就会找到作者。look something up if you don't know what it means, look it up in the dictionary. 如果不知道是什么意思，就查词典。 go through /ˈgəʊ θruː/ [transitive phrasal verb] to carefully examine a piece of writing, a set of documents, an official record etc in order to find a piece of information or check that there are no mistakes 检查，审阅［文章、文件、正式记录等以免出错］ he went through the contract quite carefully, checking all the details. 他仔仔细细地审阅了一遍这份合同，检查了所有的细节。 i've finished my essay, but i just need to go through it to check for spelling mistakes. 我已写完论文，但还需看一遍检查拼写错误。 trawl/trawl through /trɔːl, ˈtrɔːl θruː/ [transitive verb/verb phrase] to look through a large number of records, documents etc for a particular thing or piece of information 翻阅［大量记录、文件等以查找某物或某个信息］ she spent hours trawling through patients’ medical records looking for evidence of negligence by doctors. 她花了很长时间翻看病人的医疗记录，想找出证明医生失职的证据。 trawl [countable noun] british a trawl through the jobs pages of his local paper produced only one job that he wanted to apply for. 他翻了一下本地报纸上的求职版，只有一份他想去应聘的工作。 scour /skaʊəʳ/ [transitive verb] to read a piece of writing or document very carefully in order to find a piece of information that you need ［在文章或文件上］仔细搜索；细查 he spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire. 他花了半个小时在报纸上寻找有关这场火灾的报道。 browse /braʊz/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to look for information on the internet using a computer, especially when you do not know exactly what information you need or where to find it ［在网上］浏览，随意看看 browsing the net one afternoon, i came across tom's homepage. 一天下午，我在上网浏览的时候找到了汤姆的个人网页。 one company said that up to half of their employees spend over an hour's work time a day browsing the web. 一家公司说，他们有一半的员工每天花超过一小时的工作时间浏览网页。4. when the police are looking for a criminal 警方寻找罪犯 look for/search for /ˈlʊk fɔːʳ, ˈsɜːʳtʃ fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to look for someone who has been involved in a crime or who has escaped from prison 搜寻；搜捕 police are still looking for three men who stole £55,000 from a post office in york. 警方仍在追捕从约克市一家邮局窃取了55,000英镑的三名男子。 police searching for the killer of a nine-year-old girl have appealed to the public for help. 警方在搜捕杀害一名9岁女孩的凶手，他们已向公众发出了呼吁，请求协查。 be after /biː ˈɑːftəʳǁ-ˈæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb] informal to be trying to find and catch someone who has done something wrong 【非正式】追捕；追踪 she said she was frightened because the police were after her. 她说她很害怕，因为警方在找她。 the man we're after is one of the biggest drug-dealers in south america. 我们在追捕的那名男子是南美最大的毒贩之一。 hunt /hʌnt/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to search for a criminal - use this when a large number of police are making an organized search over a wide area 搜寻；搜捕［用于指大量警察进行有组织及大范围的搜寻］ hunt for police are still hunting for the girl's killer. 警方仍在搜捕杀害小女孩的凶手。hunt somebody down search for a criminal until you find them 追捕到某人 many opponents of the regime who escaped abroad were later hunted down and killed. 许多反对这个政权并逃往国外的人后来都遭到了追杀。5. to search a place to try to find someone or something 搜查某地试图找到某人或某物 search /sɜːʳtʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] at the site, rescue workers have been searching systematically in the hope of finding more survivors. 救援人员正在现场进行彻底的搜索，希望能发现更多的幸存者。search a place/area etc police have searched the area near his home, but have so far found nothing. 警方已经搜查了他家附近的地区，但到目前为止没有找到什么东西。search (a place) for local people are still searching woods near the victim's home for any clues to help find her killer. 当地的人仍在被害人住所附近的林子里寻找线索，帮助找到杀害她的凶手。 scour /skaʊəʳ/ [transitive verb] to search an area very carefully and thoroughly, looking for something that is very important ［彻底地］四处搜索；细查 scour a place for a team of detectives is scouring the area for the murder weapon. 一队警探正在该地区搜查杀人的凶器。 developers are scouring the country for possible sites for these new superstores. 开发商正在乡间择址建造这几家新的超级市场。 comb /kəʊm/ [transitive verb] to thoroughly examine a large area in great detail, especially by moving across it, looking for something or someone that is difficult to find ［大规模地］仔细搜索，彻底搜寻［难找的某物或某人］ police and volunteers are combing the countryside in the hope of finding the missing boy. 警察和志愿人员正在乡间仔细搜寻，希望能找到失踪的男孩。 rescuers combed the hillsides but found no trace of the missing climbers. 救援人员彻底搜查了山腰，但是找不到失踪登山者的任何踪迹。comb a place for the children combed the shoreline for shells. 孩子们在岸边寻找贝壳。 drag a river/pond etc /ˌdræg ə ˈrɪvəʳ/ [verb phrase] to search for something in a river, lake etc by pulling a heavy net along the bottom 用拖网在河里/湖里等打捞 the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, was found when police dragged a nearby pond. 警方用拖网在附近的一个池塘里打捞起了凶器，是一把菜刀。 ransack /ˈrænsæk/ [transitive verb] to search a room, house, cupboard etc very thoroughly and roughly in order to find things or steal things, usually causing a lot of untidiness or damage ［翻箱倒柜地］彻底搜查；洗劫［房间、房子、橱柜等］ thieves broke in and ransacked the house. 小偷破门而入，把屋子洗劫一空。 the newspaper's offices were ransacked by members of the secret police. 报社的办公室被秘密警察搜了个遍。 raid /reɪd/ [transitive verb] if the police raid a place, they arrive there suddenly to look for criminals, drugs, or stolen goods ［警察］突然搜查 the casino nightclub has been closed since it was raided last month. 这家赌场夜总会自上月遭突击搜查以后就关门了。 police officers raided a house in north london last night, and found substantial quantities of illegal drugs. 昨晚警方突击搜查伦敦北部的一所住宅，发现大量的违禁药品。 turn somewhere inside out/upside down /ˌtɜːʳn sʌmweəʳ ˌɪnsaɪd ˈaʊt, ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/ [verb phrase] to search a house, a room etc very thoroughly, often making it very untidy 把某地翻了个底朝天 we turned all the cupboards inside out but couldn't find the letters. 我们翻箱倒柜地找，但是没有找到那些信件。 i turned the house upside down looking for my birth certificate. 我把房子翻了个底朝天，寻找我的出生证。6. to look for something in a bag, box, pocket etc 在包、箱子、口袋等里面寻找 rummage/rummage about /ˈrʌmɪdʒ, ˌrʌmɪdʒ əˈbaʊt/ [intransitive verb/verb phrase] to look for something among a lot of other things that are all together by moving them around with your hands 翻找 rummage/rummage about in louise rummaged in her bag and pulled out a small envelope. 路易丝在手提包里翻找，扯出一个小小的信封。rummage/rummage about for he unzipped his school bag and rummaged about for a pencil. 他拉开书包的拉链，在里面翻找铅笔。 fish around /ˌfɪʃ əˈraʊnd/ also fish about /ˌfɪʃ əˈbaʊt/ british [intransitive phrasal verb] to look for a small object in a large or deep container, especially using just your hands ［在大或深的容器里］摸找［小物件］ fish around in sam fished about in his pockets and produced a few coins. 萨姆在口袋里摸摸，找出几枚硬币来。fish around for he fished around in his bag for the letter. 他在手提包里摸着找那封信。 feel around /ˌfiːl əˈraʊnd/ also feel about british [intransitive phrasal verb] to search for something by touch without using your eyes 摸索 she put her hand under the seat and felt around, but couldn't find anything. 她伸手到座位底下摸了摸，但什么也没有找到。feel around for she felt around for the light switch. 她摸着找电灯的开关。 fumble around/about /ˌfʌmbəl əˈraʊnd, əˈbaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to use your hands to look for something in an awkward way, especially because it is dark or you are nervous or in a hurry 乱摸，笨拙地摸索［尤因黑暗、紧张或匆忙］ the phone rang and, half-asleep, winston fumbled about to find the receiver. 电话铃响了，温斯顿于半梦半醒之间笨手笨脚地摸索着找话筒。fumble around/about in he fumbled around in the cupboard, desperately searching for his tablets. 他在柜子里乱摸一通，急着找他的药片。fumble around/about for he fumbled around on the ground for his glasses. 他在地上乱摸找他的眼镜。 go through /ˈgəʊ θruː/ [transitive phrasal verb] to search someone's clothes, bags, or possessions very thoroughly 仔细搜查［衣服、提包或个人物品］ customs officials went through his luggage but found nothing. 海关官员仔细地检查了他的行李，但没有发现什么东西。 you have no right to go through my personal possessions! 你没有权利搜查我的私人物品！ search /sɜːʳtʃ/ [transitive verb] to search a person or their clothes to try to find drugs, weapons etc 搜查；搜身［以找寻毒品、武器等］ be searched all visitors to the prison are thoroughly searched. 进监狱探访的人全都经过彻底搜身。search for the men were all searched for weapons and then allowed to enter. 所有男性都被搜查有没有带武器，然后才允许进入。 frisk /frɪsk/ [transitive verb] if the police, airport officials etc frisk someone, they feel the person's clothes and body, looking for hidden weapons or drugs ［警方、机场人员等］搜查；搜身 a guard frisked him expertly, then led him into a large room. 一名卫兵熟练地搜了搜他的身，然后把他领进一个很大的房间。be frisked we were stopped by the police and frisked before being allowed into the building. 我们被警察拦住搜了身，然后才获准进入大楼。frisk somebody for something they pulled me aside and frisked me for weapons. 他们把我拉到一边，查我身上有没有武器。7. an attempt to find something or someone 想要找到某人或某物的尝试 search /sɜːʳtʃ/ [countable noun] an attempt to find someone or something, especially when this is well organized and a lot of people are doing it 搜索，搜查［尤指有组织的，并有许多人参加］ search for rescuers are continuing their search for survivors of the crash. 救援人员继续在搜救事故的生还者。 their search for gold took them west to washington state. 他们为了寻找金子来到了西部的华盛顿州。carry out a search do a search 进行搜查 fbi agents carried out a search of all the nightclubs in the area. 联邦调查局的探员对该地区所有的夜总会都进行了一次搜查。search party an organized group of people searching for someone who is lost 搜索队 when the men did not return, the commanding officer sent out a search party. 那些人没有回来，指挥官便派出了一支搜索队。house-to-house search when every house in an area is searched 挨家挨户的搜查 police are carrying out house-to-house searches in villages near the scene of the murder. 警方对凶杀案现场附近的村子进行挨家挨户的搜查。 hunt /hʌnt/ [singular noun] an organized search by a lot of people, especially to find a criminal ［有组织的］寻找，搜索；［尤指］搜捕［罪犯］ police have launched a nationwide hunt for the killer. 警方在全国范围内发起了一场追捕凶手的行动。 raid /reɪd/ [countable noun] a sudden visit by the police to a building in order to look for criminals, drugs, stolen goods etc ［警察的］突击搜查 raids are almost a nightly occurrence at this club. 这家俱乐部几乎每天晚上都要被突击检查。raid on seven people were injured in last night's police raid on a house in brixton, south london. 昨天夜里，警方对位于南伦敦布里克斯顿的一所住宅进行突袭搜查，有七人受伤。 wild goose chase /ˌwaɪld ˈguːs ˌtʃeɪs/ [singular noun] a search that is a waste of time and effort, either because the thing you are looking for does not exist or you have been given wrong information 无谓的寻找，白费力气的寻找 i had a feeling that the trip up to edinburgh might turn out to be a wild goose chase. 我有种感觉，这次去爱丁堡说不定是白跑一趟。send/take somebody on a wild goose chase he lied and took us on a wild goose chase to north yorkshire. 他说了谎，带着我们白白地跑了一趟北约克郡。 |
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