search

noun

/sɜːtʃ/

/sɜːrtʃ/

an attempt to find somebody/something, especially by looking carefully for them/it搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找
- search for somebody/something a long search for the murder weapon长时间搜寻杀人凶器
- She began a search for new premises她开始寻找新的住所
- The search for a cure goes on.人们还在继续探寻治疗方法。
- The search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post.已在物色一个人来担任这一职务。
- search of something Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。
- Police conducted a fingertip search of the garden.警察对花园进行了指尖搜查。
- in search of somebody/something She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.她进了厨房，想找点喝的。
- Eventually the search was called off.搜查最后被取消了。
- a search and rescue team搜救队
see also word search
- His disappearance prompted a week-long search.他失踪后搜查行动持续了一个星期。
- A team of police officers did a fingertip search of the area.一队警员对该地区进行了地毯式搜索。
- I was subjected to a body search by customs officials.我被海关关员搜身检查。
- Inspector Binns is leading the search for the stolen paintings.宾斯巡官正带人搜寻被盗的油画。
- Police conducted a routine search of all the houses in the area.警方对本地区的所有住房进行了例行搜查。
- The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions.对失踪男子的搜寻是在恶劣天气条件下进行的。
- The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.警方立即在全国范围内展开了对杀人犯的搜捕。
- The police mounted an extensive search operation.警方展开了一场大范围的搜索行动。
- We're constantly in search of new talent.我们一直在寻求新人才。
- random security searches随机安全搜查
- the search for oil off the coast近海石油勘探
- to narrow the search area缩小搜索范围
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- exhaustive
- extensive
- painstaking
- …
verb + search
- begin
- initiate
- launch
- …
search + noun
- operation
- area
- party
- …
preposition
- in search of
- search for
phrases
- search and seizure
an act or the activity of looking for information on a computer or on the internet搜索；检索
- I've just done a search on the internet and came up with this website.我刚刚在网上搜索了一下，想出了这个网站。
- search for something I did an image search for ‘vinyl record’.我搜索了“黑胶唱片”的图片。
- search on something A Google search on her name yielded nothing.在谷歌上搜索她的名字一无所获。
- Our site is found on the first page of search results.我们的网站在搜索结果的第一页。
- I did an internet search for free music sites.我在因特网上搜索免费音乐网站。
- Companies try to identify the most popular search terms.公司试图找到最流行的搜索用语。
- Type your domain name in the search box.在搜索栏内键入你的域名。
Topics Computersa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- quick
- simple
- computer
- …
verb + search
- conduct
- do
- perform
- …
search + noun
- engine
- box
- features
- …
preposition
- search for

search

verb

/sɜːtʃ/

/sɜːrtʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they search	/sɜːtʃ/ /sɜːrtʃ/
he / she / it searches	/ˈsɜːtʃɪz/ /ˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
past simple searched	/sɜːtʃt/ /sɜːrtʃt/
past participle searched	/sɜːtʃt/ /sɜːrtʃt/
-ing form searching	/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to look carefully for something/somebody; to examine a particular place when looking for something/somebody搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找
- search for something/somebody She searched in vain for her passport.她翻找自己的护照，但没找着。
- Police searched for clues in the area.警察在那一地带查找线索。
- + adv./prep. The customs officers searched through our bags.海关官员搜遍了我们的行李。
- I've searched high and low for those files.我为了找那些文件，四处都翻遍了。
- I found these photos while searching among some old papers.我在一些旧文件中搜寻时发现了这些照片。
- search something His house had clearly been searched and the book was missing.显然有人来搜过他的房子，那本书不见了。
- search something for something/somebody Police searched the area for clues.警察在那一地带查找线索。
- Firefighters searched the buildings for survivors.消防队员在建筑物中搜寻幸存者。
- Police are still searching for the missing child.警方仍在搜寻那名失踪的儿童。
- I searched around for a thick stick.我四处搜寻，想找根粗点儿的棍子。
- We searched among the rocks for crabs.我们在礁石之间找螃蟹。
- He searched in his pocket and found a few coins.他在口袋里摸来摸去，找到了几枚硬币。
- We searched the house from top to bottom.我们把屋子上上下下找了个遍。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- systematically
- thoroughly
- …
preposition
- among
- for
- in
- …
phrases
- search far and wide
- search something from top to bottom
- search high and low
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to look for information on a computer or on the internet搜索；检索
- search for something You can search for any word or phrase in the text.您可以在文本中搜索任何单词或短语。
- I searched online today for more information on sonic booms.我今天在网上搜索了更多关于音爆的信息。
- search something The database can be searched by keyword, topic or source.数据库可以通过关键字、主题或来源进行搜索。
- search something for something I searched the internet for recipes.我在网上搜索食谱。
- You can also search online for a job.你也可以在网上找工作。
- I was searching this history website for something about Alexander the Great.我当时正在这个历史网站上搜索关于亚历山大大帝的资料。
- It's a software tool for searching documents and retrieving information.这是一个搜索文档和检索信息的软件工具。
- Search the index to find the address of the data file.查阅索引寻找数据文件的地址。
[transitive] (especially of the police尤指警察) to examine somebody’s clothes, their pockets, etc. in order to find something that they may be hiding搜查；搜身
- search somebody Visitors are regularly searched as they enter the building.参观者进入大楼时要接受例行的搜身检查。
- search somebody for something The youths were arrested and searched for anything that would incriminate them.警察逮捕了那些年轻人，并进行搜身，看能不能找到可以认定他们有罪的物证。
see also strip-search
[intransitive] search (for something) to think carefully about something, especially in order to find the answer to a problem思索，细想（问题答案等）
- He searched desperately for something to say.他搜肠刮肚，想找点话说。
- We are continually searching for ways to cut costs.我们一直在寻找削减成本的方法。
- She paused, searching for the right word.她停下来，寻找合适的词。
- They were still searching for answers about what had happened.他们仍在寻找所发生事情的答案。
see also soul-searching

词源Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’.

Idioms

search me

(informal) used to emphasize that you do not know the answer to somebody’s question（强调不知道答案）我怎么知道
- ‘Why didn't she say anything?’ ‘Search me!’“她怎么一声不吭？” “我怎么知道！”