| 单词 | seek |
| 释义 | seekWord family noun seeker verb seek seek /siːk/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL verb (past tensepst and past participlepp sought /sɔːt $ sɒːt/) [transitiveT] 1 formal to try to achieve or get something 寻求；谋求 Do you think the president will seek re-election? 你认为总统会谋求连任吗？ seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc Thousands of people crossed the border, seeking refuge from the war. 成千上万的人穿过边境寻求庇护，躲避战争。 seek revenge/damages/compensation etc He sought revenge against Surkov for separating him from his wife and son. 苏尔科夫害得他妻离子散，他要报复。 seek to do something Local schools are seeking to reduce the dropout rate. 当地学校在寻找办法降低辍学率。 attention-seeking/publicity-seeking 吸引别人注意/寻求知名度 2 seek (somebody’s) advice/help/assistance etc formalASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingADVISE to ask someone for advice or help 征求（某人的）意见/请求（某人的）帮助/援助等 If the symptoms persist, seek medical advice. 如症状持续，请咨询医生。 Examples from the Corpus seek (somebody’s) advice/help/assistance etc• She can walk into a family planning clinic and seek assistance.• They had sought my advice, and I had recommended this machine.• Almost three years since she sought help for the severe seizures, Harlan had her surgery.• The more Marcus thought about it, the more he realized that he would have to seek help from Fanshawe.• It will normally be necessary to seek expert advice on the realisable values of all the major assets.• Abdominal complaints Abdomen: When to seek advice Urgently, Right now! 3 LOOK FOR written to look for someone or something 寻找，寻求 SYN look for new graduates seeking employment 正在求职的刚毕业的大学生 Attractive woman, 27, seeks male, 25-35, for fun and friendship. ► see thesaurus at search 魅力女性，27岁，欲觅25-35岁男子为友，同玩共乐，发展友情。 Register In everyday English, people usually say that they are looking for someone or something rather than seeking someone or something: 在日常英语中,人们一般说looking for someone或something ,而不是seeking someone或something What kind of job are you looking for? 你在找什么样的工作？ 4 seek your fortune literaryTRY TO DO OR GET something to go to another place hoping to gain success and wealth 寻找成功致富之路，闯世界 Coles came to the Yukon in the 1970s to seek his fortune. 科尔斯在20世纪70年代来到育空地区寻找致富的机会。 Examples from the Corpus seek your fortune• Coles came to the Yukon in the 1970s to seek his fortune.• A fatherless, penniless boy - possessed of great determination, faith, and courage - seeks his fortune.• But trade was slack so he made his way to London to seek his fortune.• When he reached the age of reason, I confidently sent him forth to seek his fortune.• Full also on the outgoing journeys with emigrants about to seek their fortune in London.• The lesser ones probably opted to seek their fortune in the clothing trade.• A succession of scandals finally persuaded his father that William must seek his fortune overseas. 5 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move naturally towards something or into a particular position 自然地向…移动 Water seeks its own level. 水往低处流。 6 seek somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v LOOK FORto try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult 找出，找到 → heat-seeking, hide-and-seek, self-seeking, sought-after Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them. 我们的任务是要找到敌人并把他们消灭。 Examples from the Corpus seek out• In which case, I may have to seek you out.• Most jokes seem to seek me out.• Leaders on Capitol Hill virtually put all other business on hold as it sought to hammer out a debt ceiling increase.• Why, then, do so many experts seek to stamp out fear?• Mones often sought me out for help with his written work.• Why had Kingsley sought him out this morning, far out here in the bush?• Christie and Geis also sought to find out why people differ on the Machiavellian scale.• He sought her out with his hands but she pushed him away as if he would hurt her and no reassurance satisfied her. n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2 nouns seek help He sought help from the police. seek advice/information If in any doubt, seek the advice of a senior officer. seek support/approval He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal. seek permission They are seeking permission to build 200 new houses. seek refuge/asylum/shelter (=try to find somewhere safe) They sought refuge inside the castle. seek election/re-election (=try to be elected or re-elected) He hasn’t decided whether to seek re-election. seek compensation/damages (=ask for money because of something bad you have suffered) The other two may seek compensation for wrongful imprisonment. seek revenge adverbsDafoe plays a computer mastermind who seeks revenge on his former employer. actively The university is actively seeking new funds. desperately They ran in all directions, desperately seeking escape. Examples from the Corpus seek• In his lawsuit, Wyman is seeking $12 million in damages from his former employers.• The Carsons sought advice from their lawyer.• Each person has never sought an honour or payment for their selfless work, preferring quietly to get on with the job.• Or shall we seek comfort in the language of religion?• The number of needy Americans seeking emergency food and shelter increased by 7% last year.• Economics graduate, aged 25, with business experience, seeks interesting part-time work in the West London area.• If you are at all worried about your symptoms, you should seek medical advice.• Take two tablets every four hours. If symptoms persist, seek medical advice.• Do you think the President will seek re-election?• It presumes that reality is dynamic rather than static, and therefore seeks relationships between ideas, to aim at synthesis.• The government is seeking support from teachers for its latest education reforms.• The counsellor should seek to be as warm, supportive and caring as possible.• It seeks to put legislative power directly into the hands of the people and circumvent the long-standing institutions of representative government.• Significantly, almost 66 % of the patients reported previously seeking treatment from other physicians for their erectile dysfunction.• Holding elections to seek voter approval of existing taxes and fees is another expense. seek re-election• Also pictured is Annie Gallagher, who did not seek re-election.• Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for a second-term without ever having publicly declared his intention to seek re-election.• D., who is seeking re-election.• He too is thought not to be seeking re-election.• His son Kieran then succeeded him and retained his seat there until 1989 when he did not seek re-election.• Presidential elections are scheduled in December, and Kim is barred by law from seeking re-election.• However some colleagues fear his decision not to seek re-election illustrates a deep unhappiness within middle ranks of the party.• The law bars 26 veteran legislators, including the Democratic leaders of both houses, from seeking re-election next year. From Longman Business Dictionary seekseek /siːk/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp sought) /sɔːtsɒːt/ [transitiveT] to try to get or achieve something Even while takeover talks were in progress, the company sought other potential buyers. Benefit claimants are asked to prove they are activelyseeking work. seek to do something The directors sought to expand the business through speculation. —seeker noun [countableC] A fall in the number of youngjob-seekers is expected. Old English secan |
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