seek
/siːk/verb
(past and past participle sought /sɔːt/)with obj.
1- 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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- ask for (something) from someone寻求, 请求：
he sought help from the police.
他向警方求助。
1.3
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。
1.4
- 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。
短语
seek dead
- Brit. used to instruct a retriever to go and look for game that has been shot〈英〉去找（用以指令猎狗去找回射杀的猎物）。
seek one's fortune
- travel somewhere in the hope of achieving wealth and success外出寻找发迹的机会。
to seek
- archaic lacking; not yet found〈古〉缺少; 还没有找到：
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。
far to seek
- out of reach; a long way off达不到; 差得远。
派生词
seeker
noun寻欢作乐者
a job-seeker.
求职者。
词源
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'.