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词汇 seek
释义 seek
verb
 formaluk /siːk/ us /siːk/sought | sought

seekverb (SEARCH)


B2[ T ]
to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object: 寻找;寻求(尤指非物质的东西)
"Are you actively seeking jobs?" she asked.“你在积极地找工作吗?”她问。
Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.数百名持不同政见者到美国大使馆寻求庇护。
Synonyms
hunt(SEARCH)
look(SEARCH)
search
B2[ T ]
to ask for advice, help, approval, permission, etc.: 请求;要求
Legal advice should be sought before you take any further action.你在采取下一步行动之前,应该咨询一下律师。
I was expelled from school and forced to seek work.
You should seek compensation.
If symptoms persist seek medical attention .如果症状不减轻,请马上就医。
Contributions are being sought for the disaster fund.正在寻求对救灾基金的捐助。
He had actively sought a pardon from the president.他积极寻求总统的赦免。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Searching
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunt someone/something down
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
needle
rake
scratch around for something
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Making appeals & requests

seekverb (TRY)


C2[ I+ to infinitive ]
to try or attempt: 试图;设法
They sought to reassure the public.他们试图消除公众的忧虑。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to try to do something
tryI'll try to call her again.
attemptI have never attempted to run a marathon.
endeavourUKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
seekThey sought to reassure the public.
battleHe was battling to fix the roof in the rain.
striveWith limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one.
The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.该国总统正试图修复与美国的关系。
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.6名记者在法庭上试图对禁播令的合法性提出质疑。
They are seeking to change the rules.
People seeking to end the crisis must have our full support.
I find it abhorrent that people should seek to gain financially from this tragic situation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Trying and making an effort
A game
all out
assault
attempt
attempted
give something your best shotidiom
go after someone
go all outidiom
go down swinging/fightingidiom
go for someone
nose
shoot for something
shoot for the moonidiom
shoot the worksidiom
smarten (someone/something) up
smarten up your actidiom
sortie
spare
stretch
struggle

Related word


-seeking

Phrasal verb


seek someone/something out

seek | American Dictionary


seek
verb
us/sik/past tense and past participlesoughtus/sɔt/

seekverb (SEARCH)


[ T ]
to search for something or try to find or obtain something:
She is actively seeking work.
The government is seeking ways to reduce the cost of health care.
[ T ]
If you seek advice/approval/help/permission, you ask for it:
They suggested she seek advice from the legal department.

seekverb (TRY)


[ + to infinitive ]
to try or attempt:
They sought to reassure people that their homes would be safe from the flood.

seek | Business English


seek
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /siːk/ussought | sought
to try to find or get something:
seek advice/help
seek to do sthThe investment objective of the fund is to seek to achieve long-term growth.
The unemployment rate among disabled people seeking work stands at 19%.

Examples of seek


seek
The mathematics of physics should be explored, but new mathematical, statistical, and qualitative methodologies should also be sought.
These forms will be useful to researchers and clinicians who are seeking a quick assessment of early language.
This study seeks to confirm or refine such described patterns through a more rigorous sampling procedure.
On the other hand, they sought to incorporate the philosophical definition of elements as the building blocks of the universe.
Many people with symptoms of psychological distress do not seek professional help.
Instead, the person seeking self-insight must employ a priori causal theories to account for his or her own psychological operations.
To begin with the first, it is not clear that hypothetical consent removes the need for actual consent when actual consent can be sought.
While they seek to make connections to these larger themes in the book, chapters 5-8 are interesting also as stand-alone, thematically focused pieces.
Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land.
Given these varied findings, in the present study we sought to measure general phonological processing using tasks of speeded naming, nonword repetition, and phonological awareness.
But, unlike them, she recognizes race even as she seeks to transcend it.
Like the principle, ' good ought to be sought ', this principle does not specify which act should be performed.
We seek a more intuitive, geometric characterization of the construction problem that can be used in restricted practical situations.
And following analysis of data relating to questions 1-4 it sought, through question 5, to consider a practical solution.
In what follows we seek more precise information on the edge expansion of random lifts.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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