seek

英 [siːk] 美 [siːk]

• vt. 寻求；追求；试图
• vi. 寻找

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

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

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"
   

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。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. We sought long and hard but found no answer.
   我们作了长期的艰苦探索,但没有找到答案。
2. Nothing seek, nothing find.
   无所求则无所获。
3. The reason is not far to seek.
   原因并不难去寻找。
4. An efficient leader is yet to seek.
   有能力的领导还没有找到。
5. The explanation is not far to seek.
   这种解释不难理解。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The police are still seeking the men involved in last week's robbery.
   警察仍在寻找跟上星期的抢劫案有牵连的那些人。
2. They seek neither fame nor fortune.
   他们既不追名,也不逐利。
3. Some people seek wealth and fame.
   有些人追求财富和名誉。
4. People are eager to seek peace.
   人民渴望寻求和平。
5. They moved to New York to seek jobs.
   他们迁到纽约去找工作。
6. He went to seek his lawyer's advice.
   他去请教律师。
7. She sought the opinion of several experts.
   她征求了几位专家的意见。
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8. The risin and tannin that can be extracted from it are sought by the chemical industry.
   从中提取的松香和鞣酸是化学工业上很需要的。

S+～+to- v

1. We've never sought to hide our views.
   我们从来不想隐瞒自己的观点。
2. We are seeking to achieve better results in the end of term examination.
   我们正设法把期终考试考好。
3. These men are seeking to destroy the government.
   这伙人正试图搞垮政府。
4. The company is seeking to improve its profitability.
   这家公司正设法增加赢利。
5. Power stations are seeking to reduce their use of oil.
   各发电站正试图降低燃油消耗。
6. They are seeking to attain the most advanced technological levels in the world.
   他们正设法达到世界最先进的技术水平。

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

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

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. seek的基本意思是“寻找”“寻求”“谋求”“设法得到”,指怀有很大希望,付出很大努力去寻求某人或某物,也可指对崇高目的或抽象事物的追求、向往或探索。偶尔表示不费吹灰之力的调查。seek还可作“试图”解。
2. seek用作及物动词时,接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语。用作不及物动词时,其主动形式含有被动意义。
3. seek用于be to结构时,尽管主语是seek的逻辑宾语,句子也要用主动结构。
4. seek是书面语,较少用于口语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

seek, seek for

• 这两个词(组)的区别是：当表示“寻找”时, seek for含有“更加坚持达到目标的意味”。

seek for, seek out

• 这两个短语的意思都是“寻找”。其区别是：
• seek for强调找的动作; seek out强调找出的结果。例如:
• Eby is seeking for his pencil in the drawer.伊比正在抽屉里找他的铅笔。
• They sought him out among the crowd.他们在人群中找到了他。

seek after, seek for

• 这两个短语都是“寻求,探求”的意思,常可通用。例如:
• Who are you seeking for〔after〕?你在找谁?
• 其区别是：
• seek after比seek for语气更强,且更多用于表示“追求”“探索”等义, seek for则更多用于“寻找具体物品”。例如:
• We are earnestly seeking after the truth.我们热切地追求真理。
• He determined to seek for building more suited to their needs.他决心另找一座更适合他们需要的房子。

seek, explore, hunt, search

• 这四个词都有“寻找”“搜索”的意思。其区别在于：第一, hunt和search都是指搜寻具体的人或某一具体事物,而seek则指对崇高目的或抽象事物的追求或向往; explore指对未知事物或新生事物的探索、观察与研究。第二, hunt含有急切的意味,也常指无结果地寻找,而另外三词没有此种意味。例如:
• A police patrol was organized to search for him.警察巡逻队被组织起来去寻找他。
• We must explore all the possibilities.我们必须探讨所有的可能性。
• We are earnestly seeking after the truth.我们在认真地寻找真理。
• I've hunted high and low for my socks.我到处在找我的短袜。

search，seek，comb

• 这些动词均含有“寻找”之意。
• search侧重努力和彻底搜寻某人或某地。
• seek书面用词，使用广。指付出很大努力去寻找某人或某物。
• comb指像梳头一样进行搜寻，侧重费力和彻底搜查。

常见错误

v. (动词)

1. 他寻求与敌方讲和。

   误 He seeks making peace.

   正 He seeks to make peace.

   析 seek作“试图”“设法”解时,后面可以接动词不定式,但不可接动名词作宾语。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的secan，意为拜访，打听；最初源自原始日耳曼语的sokjanan。

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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