seek verb ⇨seek (seek work)⇨ask2 (seek advice/help)⇨look2 (Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.)⇨try1 (seek to find an answer)seek
verb
seek ♦︎ pursue ♦︎ go after sthThese words all mean to try to achieve sth.这些词均表示寻求、追求。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to seek / go after a job◆to actively / successfully seek / pursue sth◆to be currently seeking / pursuing sth■seek(sought, sought) [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to try to obtain or achieve sth寻求;谋求;争取◆We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.目前我们正探索增加会员人数的新途径。◆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。◆ (especially BrE) 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。■pursuepəˈsjuː; NAmEpərˈsuː[transitive] (formal) to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time追求;致力于;贯彻◆She wishes to pursue a medical career.她希望从事医疗工作。◆I decided the matter was not worth pursuing.我认定这件事不值得去追求。◆How can we most effectively pursue these aims?我们怎样才能最有效地贯彻这些宗旨呢? see also pursuit ⇨ search■ˌgo ˈafter sth
phrasal verb
(goes, went, gone) (ratherinformal) to try to get sth谋求某事(或某物)◆We're both going after the same job.我们俩在谋求同一份工作。◆These days I only go after a story I think is really worthwhile.如今我只寻求自己认为真正有价值的新闻报道。