seek
verb (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they seek | |
| he / she / it seeks | |
| past simple sought | |
| past participle sought | |
| -ing form seeking |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to look for something/somebody 寻找 - seek something/somebody
Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. 建议驾车者另寻其他路线。 Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths. 警方没有寻找与死亡事件有关的任何人。 - seek for something/somebody (British English)
They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter. 他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。
Extra ExamplesPolice are seeking witnesses to the accident. 警察正在寻找事故的目击证人。 We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down. 我们正在寻找一种可以降低成本的替代材料。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aggressively
- avidly
- eagerly
- …
- continue to
- for
- in
- highly sought after
- seek something/somebody
- [transitive]
to ask somebody for something; to try to obtain or achieve something （向人）请求，寻求 - seek something
I think it's time we sought legal advice. 我想我们现在该咨询一下律师了。 They sought refuge in the mountain villages. 他们到山村里寻找避难所。 She fled the country and is now seeking asylum in Sweden. 她逃离了那个国家，目前正在瑞典寻求政治避难。 The pilot sought permission to land. 飞行员寻求着陆许可。 EU citizens have the right to seek employment in any member state. 欧盟公民有权在任何成员国寻求就业。 He has not sought medical treatment for his condition. 他没有为自己的病情寻求治疗。 She was determined to seek revenge. 她决心寻求报复。 - seek something from somebody
She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. 她设法使他平静下来，然后向一位邻居求助。 We need to seek approval from the local council. 我们需要得到地方议会的批准。 - seek for something/somebody (British English)
They came seeking for the truth. 他们来寻求真相。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2He intends to seek custody of the children. 他打算寻求孩子的监护权。 We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership. 目前，我们正探索发展会员的新途径。 I think you should seek guidance from your lawyer on this matter. 我认为这件事你应该咨询一下你的律师。 I advise you to seek assistance from the police. 我建议你向警方寻求帮助。 to seek funding for a project 为项目筹募资金 He was desperately seeking a way to see her again. 他正拚命想办法再见她一面。 Employers are seeking further clarification of the proposals. 雇主们正在寻求进一步澄清这些提案。 It is best to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution. 最好是寻求妥协，而不是完美的解决方案。 Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement. 律师正寻求庭外和解。 The police are seeking independent confirmation of certain details of the story. 警方正在寻找案件某些细节的独立证据。 They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas. 他们正在为他们的构想寻求支持。 To receive the benefit, you have to be actively seeking work. 要想得到这种福利，你必须积极找工作。 They sought comfort in each other. 他们相互寻求慰藉。
- seek something
- [intransitive] seek to do something
to try to do something 试图；设法 He sought to establish himself as a writer. 他试图成为一名作家。 They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters. 他们迅速设法远离抗议者。
Extra ExamplesThey initially sought to blame others for the disaster. 他们一开始想把这次失败的责任归咎他人。 He encouraged governments to adopt a more forceful approach in seeking to improve the environment. 他鼓励各国政府在寻求改善环境方面采取更强有力的方法。 The research project will seek to find an answer to this question. 这个研究项目将力求找到这个问题的答案。 The state has actively sought to develop tourism. 国家积极寻求发展旅游业。
- -seeking
(in adjectives and nouns 构成形容词和名词 looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this 寻求（或追求）…的；对…的寻求（或追求） attention-seeking behaviour 为引起他人的注意而作出的行为 Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking. 参与义务工作有助于奠定求职的基础。
Word OriginOld English sēcan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieken and German suchen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sagire ‘perceive by scent’.
Idioms
seek your fortune
- (literary)
to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place 外出寻找发财机会；外出闯荡；闯世界 Many emigrated to Australia to seek their fortune. 许多人移民到澳大利亚寻求他们的财富。