| 释义 |
Examples:person who seeks advancement by any means—seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything—seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation—seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)—seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extra-marital sex)—lit. seek but fail get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for—seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life—fig. seek connection (with the rich and powerful)—seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else—seek common ground while holding back differences (idiom); to agree to differ—seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—be unprepared and seek help at the last minute [idiom.]— |