seek

英 [siːk]

美 [siːk]

v.  寻找; 寻求; 谋求; 争取; (向人)请求

现在分词：seeking　过去分词：sought　过去式：sought　第三人称单数：seeks　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.591 / COCA.668

同义词辨析

seekcombhuntsearch【导航词义：寻找】

短语动词

短语用例

seek sb/sth out

• 挑选出；物色
  to look for and find sb/sth, especially when this means using a lot of effort
  1. Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
     驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。
  2. They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
     他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。

习惯用语

v.

seek your fortune
• 外出寻找发财机会；外出闯荡；闯世界
  to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place

牛津词典

verb

• 寻找
  to look for sth/sb
  1. Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
     驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。
  2. They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
     他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。
• 寻求；谋求；争取
  to try to obtain or achieve sth
  1. to seek funding for a project
     为项目筹募资金
  2. Highly qualified secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement)
     优秀秘书求职（广告用语）。
  3. We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.
     目前，我们正探索发展会员的新途径。
• （向人）请求，寻求
  to ask sb for sth
  1. I think it's time we sought legal advice.
     我想我们现在该咨询一下律师了。
  2. She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.
     她设法使他平静下来，然后向一位邻居求助。
• 试图；设法
  to try to do sth
  1. They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
     他们迅速设法远离抗议者。
• 寻求（或追求）…的；对…的寻求（或追求）
  looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this
  1. attention-seeking behaviour
     为引起他人的注意而作出的行为
  2. Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking.
     参与义务工作有助于奠定求职的基础。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 寻找;物色
  If youseeksomething such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one.
  1. They have had to seek work as labourers...
     他们只好找体力活儿干。
  2. Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily...
     4 名在意大利大使馆寻求避难的人已经自愿离开了。
  3. Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.
     保守党主席的职位急寻候选人。
• VERB 谋求;谋取;寻求
  When someoneseekssomething, they try to obtain it.
  1. The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty...
     检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。
  2. Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood.
     血友病患者们因为被输入了受到污染的血液而正在寻求赔偿。
• VERB 请求(帮助);征求(意见)
  If youseeksomeone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it.
  1. Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement...
     在签订任何协定之前一定要先征求法律专业人士的意见。
  2. On important issues, they seek a second opinion...
     在重要问题上，他们会征求别人的看法。
  3. The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.
     这对夫妇已经向婚姻指导顾问寻求帮助。
• VERB 力图;想方设法
  If youseek todo something, you try to do it.
  1. He also denied that he would seek to annex the country...
     他还否认会试图吞并该国。
  2. Moscow is seeking to slow the growth of Russian inflation.
     俄罗斯政府正力图遏制本国的通货膨胀。

英英释义

noun

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

verb

• inquire for
  1. seek directions from a local
• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  1. The police are searching for clues
  2. They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
  Synonym:searchlook for
• go to or towards
  1. a liquid seeks its own level
• try to get or reach
  1. seek a position
  2. seek an education
  3. seek happiness
• make an effort or attempt
  1. He tried to shake off his fears
  2. The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
  3. The police attempted to stop the thief
  4. He sought to improve himself
  5. She always seeks to do good in the world
  Synonym:tryattemptessayassay

双语例句

• Children seek out regularities and rules in acquiring language.
  儿童在学习语言过程中会找出各种规律和规则。
• If public figures seek publicity to further their careers, they can't be selective about it.
  如果公众人物想通过吸引公众的关注来推进事业，他们可能会不加选择。
• Moscow is seeking to slow the growth of Russian inflation.
  俄罗斯政府正力图遏制本国的通货膨胀。
• He said he would seek to unify the Conservative Party and win the next general election
  他说他将寻求团结保守党，赢得下届大选。
• The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
  政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。
• They are continuing their legal battle to seek some redress from the government.
  他们正在继续进行法律斗争以向政府寻求一些赔偿。
• If her marriage becomes too restrictive, she will break out and seek new horizons.
  如果她的婚姻对她约束太多，她会挣脱出来寻找新的天地。
• The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty
  检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。
• We should seek common ground and reserve differences on this issue.
  在这个问题上，我们应当求同存异。
• The enemy will invariably seek opportunities to assert himself.
  敌人是一定要寻找机会表现他们自己的。