seek

英 [siːk] 美 [siːk]

• vt. 寻求；追求；试图
• vi. 寻找

过去式: sought 过去分词: sought 现在分词: seeking 第三人称单数: seeks

seek的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

n. (名词)

1. 找，寻，找寻
2. 出外觅求
3. 争取，寻取 ，谋取，谋求
4. 想，设法，千方百计
5. 垂涎，觊觎，得到，想弄到
6. 琢磨，摸索，探索

v. (动词)

1. 探求，搜索；寻找，找，寻觅，寻求；求得，追求，争取
2. 请求；要求；征求
3. 图谋
4. 调查，研究
5. 去，赴，往，朝...而去
6. 搜查遍，搜查
7. 企图，试图，设法
8. 求教，求助于

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 寻找; 探寻 make a search for; look for
2. vt. 请求,征求; 求教 ask for, go to request
3. vt. & vi. 企图,试图 try to find or get sth; make an attempt

英英释义

Noun:

1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

Verb:

1. try to get or reach;

   "seek a position"
   "seek an education"
   "seek happiness"
   

2. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of;

   "The police are searching for clues"
   "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
   

3. make an effort or attempt;

   "He tried to shake off his fears"
   "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
   "The police attempted to stop the thief"
   "He sought to improve himself"
   "She always seeks to do good in the world"
   

4. go to or towards;

   "a liquid seeks its own level"
   

5. inquire for;

   "seek directions from a local"
   

seek的用法和样例：

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Tortured by fear, 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。
2. Many single people are seeking that special someone.
   许多单身人士都在追求他们的唯一。
3. Some nations will seek the change of their energy supply sources to reduce emissions, or for other reasons.
   为了减少碳排量,或是出于其他原因,一些国家试图改变他们的能源供应来源。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. You seek all day and you find it, and then you realize that it is worthless.
   你终日寻寻觅觅,找到了,之后却发现那根本不值得寻找。

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

seek after (v.+prep.)

寻求,追求… try to gain (sth that one desires such as a quality) as by inner enquiry
seek after sth

He is seeking after wealth and power.

他在追求财富和权力。

His company is greatly sought after.

他的公司深受人们的欢迎。

These books are eagerly sought after.

这些书很多人都迫切想要。

The works of this playwright are much sought after.

这位剧作家的作品深受欢迎。

The girl is sought after by my friend.

那个姑娘被我的朋友爱上了。

seek for (v.+prep.)

寻求,探求 try to find
seek for sth

For over 100 years, men have sought for gold in the hills.

一百多年以来人们一直在山中寻找黄金。

He was seeking among his untidy papers for the right one.

他在乱七八糟的文件堆中找他想要的那一件。

He is seeking for employment.

他在找工作。

Seek for an experienced scientist to fill the post.

找一位有经验的科学家来担当此职。

Many people spend years seeking for peace of mind, often with little success.

很多人年复一年地寻求心灵的平静,却很难如愿以偿。

They are seeking for a solution to the problem.

他们在寻求解决这一问题的办法。

seek sth for sth

Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.

另一些人到深山中去,以重新开始自己的精神生活。

seek from (v.+prep.)

从…中寻找〔找到〕 look for sth from
seek sth from sth

When the snowstorm grew worse, we had to seek shelter from the cold in a hut that we found.

暴风雪越来越大,我们只得到一间我们找到的棚子里去避寒。

What advantages are you seeking from this change of job?

你想从变动工作中得到什么好处?

You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.

你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。

seek into (v.+prep.)

仔细检查 check up or examine sth carefully
seek into sth

The police have no right to seek into the lives of ordinary citizens without just cause.

没有正当理由警察无权过问普通公民的生活。

seek out (v.+adv.)

找出 look for and find
seek sb/sth ⇔ out

He sought out his friend in the crowd.

他在人群中找到他的朋友。

The tourists sought out a shady spot where they sat down and rested.

旅游者找到一块阴凉的地方坐下休息。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• seek advice 请教
• seek comfort 追求安逸
• seek happiness 追求幸福
• seek help 求助
• seek information 搜集情报
• seek truth 追求真理
• seek wealth 追求财富

～+副词

• seek aimlessly 无目的地寻找
• seek assiduously 努力追求
• seek constantly 经常寻求
• seek contentiously 有争议地追求
• seek desperately 绝望地寻找
• seek eagerly 急切的追寻
• seek faithfully 忠实地追寻
• seek habitually 习惯地寻找
• seek idly 无聊地寻求
• seek industriously 勤劳地追寻
• seek instinctively 本能地寻找
• seek obstinately 固执地追求
• seek patiently 耐心地寻找
• seek persistently 坚持寻找
• seek tirelessly 不知疲倦地追求
• seek unavailingly 徒劳地寻找
• seek all around 四处寻找
• seek out 寻出,搜出,想获得
• seek out a shady spot 找到一个阴凉地方
• seek through 搜遍

～+介词

• seek after 寻求
• seek after the truth 追求真理
• seek for 寻求
• seek for employment 求职
• seek from 从…寻求
• seek advice from lawyer 请教律师
• seek information from various sources 从各种来源搜集情报
• seek truth from facts 实事求是

经典引文

• Men..who shall seek truth with an unbiassed soul.

  出自： I. Watts

• We seek him here, we seek him there.

  出自： Baroness Orczy

• She must depend..on whatever odd jobs she could find, and she must not stop seeking them.

  出自： D. Parker

• Sarah..stood..seeking the words to say something.

  出自： A. Cross

• I have to seek amusements elsewhere.

  出自： P. Angadi

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近反义词

【近义词】

• comb
• explore
• feel for
• ferret out
• hunt
• look for
• rummage
• search

【反义词】

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