seek
[si:k]
vt.寻求, 追求, 试图
vi.寻找
例句与用法:
Older people may seek their own friends rather than become too emotionally dependent on their children.
老年人可以找自己的朋友而不会在情感上太依赖他们的子女。
You must seek redress in the law courts for the damage to your car.
你的车子受到了损坏,你应当通过法律途径要求赔偿。
We sought her out to tell her of her success.
我们找到她,告诉她她成功了。
You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.
这件事情你应该请教你的律师。
词形变化:
动词过去式: sought | 动词过去分词: sought | 动词现在分词: seeking | 动词第三人称单数: seeks |
vt.
1. 寻找; 探索; 追求[(+out)]
They were seeking employment.
他们在找工作。
2. 在……中搜索, 搜查遍(某处)[(+through)]
Something suspicious was found after the room was sought through.
房间被彻底搜查后, 发现了一点可疑的东西。
3. 企图, 试图[Y][+to-v]
He sought to speak to her.
他寻找机会与她说话。
4. 征求; 请求
You should seek medical advice.
你应该请医生诊视。
5. 往, 朝……而去
vi.
1. 寻找; 探索[(+after/for)]
He sought vainly for the answer.
他寻求答案, 但无结果。
2. 搜索; 搜查[(+for)]
短语词组:
seek out
1. 找出
He sought out his friend in the crowd.
他在人群中找到了他的朋友。
not far to seek
1. 不难了解的
The reason for his failure was not far to seek: he was ill during the examination.
他不及格的原因不难了解:他在考试时病了。
seek
过去式:sought
过去分词:sought
现在进行时:seeking
词形变化:
动词过去式: sought | 动词过去分词: sought | 动词现在分词: seeking | 动词第三人称单数: seeks |
同义词:
pursue | search for | try to find | hunt for | seek out | strive for | try for | go for | go after | work towards | ask for | get | enquire about | request | inquire about | hunt | search | quest | explore | hound | aspire | prospect | burrow | look | for | look for | stalk | trace | assay | essay | attempt | try | comb |
反义词:
hide |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.寻找; 探索; 追求
hunt
search
pursue
quest
explore
look for
同义参见:
prospect
aspire
trace1
burrow
stalk1
hound
反义:
vt.vi.寻找; 搜索
hide
seek[si:k]vt.1.■寻找,寻觅:to seek a quarrel with somebody向…寻衅to seek a place for drinking找个地方喝点儿水2.■谋求,追求:to seek fame and gain追求名利3.■寻求,探求,研究:to seek perfection力求完美4.■谋求,图谋[后接不定式]:to seek to convince a person试图说服某人5.■要求,请求:to seek advice from somebody向某人请教6.■[废语]探索,搜索vi.1.■找,寻找;寻求,探索:to seek hard on the scientific road在科学的道路上苦苦探索2.■去,赴:I don't think I should seek.我认为我没有必要去。be not far to seek在近处,在旁边;显而易见,极简单be (much) to seek还(远远)不够;尚需(大力)开发be sought after为人们所需要(或珍视)deliberately seek all means处心积虑Nothing seek, nothing find.[谚语]无所追求,无所收获。seek one's bed就寝seek the truth from facts实事求是变形vt.soughtseeking
seekseek[si:k]vt.(sought [sɔ:t])1.■找寻, 寻求; 调查2.■设法, 企图, 试图, 尝试, 图谋求得3.■征求, 请求4.■往, 朝...而去seek shelter from rain寻找避雨的地方seek fame求名seek help求助seek one's home回家seek one's bed就寝I have never sought to hide my views.我从不企图隐瞒自已的观点。I will seek my doctor's advice.我将征求医生的意见。Water seeks its own level.水往低处流。
词性变化seek[si:k]vi.1.■找, 搜索2.■寻求, 要求
(past and past participle sought )
- [withobj.]attempt to find (something)
寻找
they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds.
他们来这里避一避冬天的刺骨寒风。
■attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something)
寻求;追求
the new regime sought his extradition.
新政府想要引渡他。
[no obj., with infinitive]her parents had never sought to interfere with her freedom.
她的父母从来没想干涉她的自由。
■ask for (something) from someone
寻求,请求
he sought help from the police.
他找警察求助。
■(seek someone/thing out)search for and find someone or something
找到;找出
it's his job to seek out new customers.
他的工作就是要招徕新顾客。
■(archaic)go to (a place)
(古)去,前往(某地)
I sought my bedroom each night to brood over it.
我每晚都回到寝室思考这事。
seek dead
- (Brit.)used to instruct a retriever to go and look for game that has been shot
(英)去找(叫猎狗去找回打死猎物的指令)
- travel somewhere in the hope of achieving wealth and success
外出寻找发迹的机会
- (archaic)lacking; not yet found
(古)缺少;还没有
the end she knew, the means were to seek.
她目标明确,但实现这一目标的手段还没有找到。
- out of reach; a long way off
达不到;差得远
seeker
noun
- [often in combination]
a pleasure-seeker.
寻欢作乐者。
a job-seeker.
求职者。
- Old English sēcan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieken and German suchen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sagire 'perceive by scent'
seek
名词 seek:
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
动词 seek:
try to get or reach
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
make an effort or attempt
同义词:try, attempt, essay, assay
go to or towards
inquire for
seek
■Saul also and his men went to seek him.
25扫罗和跟随他的人去寻梢大卫。
■Do not seek momentary gratification.
不要只图一时的痛快。
■Seek instruction and places to practice first.
不过,首先还是寻求指导、找个地方开始实践一下吧。
■To seek a blank cheque to back the present policy.
为支持现有政策谋求行事的全权。
■Therefor we must do something to seek a solution.
为此 ,必须针对现实 ,尽快改进。
■Why do people willingly seek out danger?
人们为什么乐于寻求危险呢?
■People seek me out to ask career advice.
人们会向我询问工作上的意见。
■The people resent it greatly when cadres seek privileges.
人民群众对干部特殊化是很不满意的。
■What? I love! I Sue! I seek a wife!
什么?说我爱!说我求婚!说我找老婆?
■Seek ye ever to gain greater wisdom.
仍永远寻找去获得更大的智慧。
■He would indeed seek to patch things up.
他一定会设法把事情加以补救。
■The reason for his failure was not far to seek: he was ill during the examination.
他不及格的原因不难了解:他在考试时病了。
■They're sure to get wind of you, sure to seek you.
他们一定会听到关于你们的风声,一定会来找你们的。
■They played at hide and seek round the stone vases.
他们围着石头花瓶捉迷藏。
■They were trying to seek shelter from the rain.
他们在寻找避雨的地方。
■They played at hide and seek in the garden.
他们在花园里玩捉迷藏。
■B: They are playing hide and seek out there.
他们在那里玩捉迷藏。
■They seek honor through fraud and deception.
他们弄虚作假骗取荣誉。
■They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
■They seek neither fame nor fortune.
他们既不追名,又不求利。
■They had a right to seek alternative employment.
他们有权选择另一项工作。
■They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting.
他们被迫寻求庇护,以躲避战争。
■They're trying to seek closer trade ties with China.
他们谋求与中国建立更紧密的贸易关系。
■B: They ran in all directions to seek refuge.
他们跑往四面八方去找避难所。
■They moved to New York to seek jobs.
他们迁到纽约去找工作。
■He determined to seek for a building more suited to their needs.
他决心另找一座更适合他们需要的房子。
■He is going to Canada to seek his fortune .
他去加拿大想赚大钱。
■He went to seek his lawyer's advice.
他去请教律师。
■He found it worthless to seek fame.
他发现追求名声是不值得的。
■He tried valiantly to seek for truth.
他大胆探索现实。
■He would seek out some bright mechanic in the camp.
他常去军营寻找某个快乐的技工做朋友。
■He had to get up, and seek for work, manual work.
他得起来去找工作,去找用手做的工作。
■The reason for his success is not far to seek he worked hard.
他成功的原因不难找,那就是他勤奋工作。
■He is going to seek for a new house.
他打算找一幢新房子。
■He was not in the humour to seek anything.
他没有心情去追求任何东西。
■He submerged to seek the pearls.
他潜水找寻珍珠。
■He left the farm to seek his fortune in the city.
他离开农场去城里寻找发迹的机会。
■Besieged with fears, he decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist.
他终日恐惧不安,决定寻求心理医生的帮助。
■She seek an interview with the minister.
他要求见部长。
■He felt no need to seek a place in it.
他觉得没有必要去取得什么资格。
■He managed to seek out his friend in the crowd.
他设法在人群中找出了自己的朋友。
■He tried to seek into her lives without permission.
他试图未经允许就审查她的生活。
■He turned to the police to seek protection.
他转而寻求警方的保护。
■He is to seek in English Grammar.
他还没有掌握英语语法。
■Seek to preserve the status quo.
企图维持现状。
■You will tuns to rise to seek him certainly.
你一定会去找他。
■You seek the orb that ought be on his tomb.
你们寻找的圆球,本应在这位骑士的墓里。
■You can search seek pertinent information.
你可以去网上去找找相关的信息。
■You can seek advice from professional personage.
你可以咨询一下专业人士。
■You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did.
你在寻求真知和智慧,我一度也是这样。
seek out
1. 找出
He sought out his friend in the crowd.
他在人群中找到了他的朋友。
not far to seek
1. 不难了解的
The reason for his failure was not far to seek: he was ill during the examination.
他不及格的原因不难了解:他在考试时病了。
习惯用语be not far to seek1.■在近处2.■很简单; 不难找到; 显而易见be (much) to seek1.■还需要探求, 还大为缺乏; 还远未找到be yet to seek1.■还没有much sought after1.■供不应求, 极受欢迎Nothing seek, nothing find.1.■[谚]无所寻则无所获。seek after [for]1.■寻求, 探索; 追求; 寻找S-dead!1.■找来! 去找!(叫狗去找打死的猎物)seek out1.■找出, 搜出; 挑出seek through1.■找遍