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| 1 | formal to ask for something or try to get something 寻求；追求；征求 |
| seek advice/help Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week. 如果症状持续一周以上就要问问医生的意见。 |
| seek refuge/asylum Hundreds of people sought refuge in the British Embassy. 几百人在英国使馆寻求避难。 |
| seek permission/approval You must first seek permission before publishing their names. 在公布他们的名字之前你必须首先征求同意。 |
| | 1a | to ask for something from a law court （向法庭）请求 | | seek compensation/damages/redress The boy’ s parents are seeking damages from the health authority. 男孩的父母请求卫生当局给予赔偿。 | | seek an injunction Colbak sought an injunction to force Bell to change the ads. 柯尔贝克请求禁令迫使贝尔改变广告。 | |
| | 1b | to ask people to vote for something 寻求投票支持 | | seek re-election The Mayor will not seek re-election. 市长将不会谋求连任。 | | seek approval a referendum seeking public approval for major constitutional change 就重大宪法修正谋求公众认可的公民表决 | |
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| 2 | formal to try to find something or someone that you need in your life 探求；寻找 |
| To be eligible, you must show that you are actively seeking employment. 为了取得资格，你必须表明你正在积极地寻找就业机会。 |
| Many single people are seeking that special someone. 许多单身者正在寻找那个对他们来说很特别的人。 |
| | 2a | to try to find something such as an answer or a reason 探索；探求 | | I think he was seeking some meaning in his life. 我认为他正在探索他生命的意义。 | | We do not always find what we seek. 我们并不总能找到我们所探求的东西。 | |
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| - | seek to do sth formal
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| to try to do something |
| 试图做某事 |
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| The law must seek to protect the democratic rights of citizens. 法律必须设法保护公民的民主权利。 |
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| - | seek your fortune
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| to go to live in a new place in order to try to become rich and successful there |
| （移居别处以）寻找发财（或成功）的机会 |
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| - | ˌseek ˈout |
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| | to find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way （下决心）找到 | Corbett resolved to seek out the truth. 科比特决心找出真相。 | |
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