seek

verb

OPAL W

/siːk/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they seek	/siːk/ /siːk/
he / she / it seeks	/siːks/ /siːks/
past simple sought	/sɔːt/ /sɔːt/
past participle sought	/sɔːt/ /sɔːt/
-ing form seeking	/ˈsiːkɪŋ/ /ˈsiːkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[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。
- Police 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- aggressively
- avidly
- eagerly
- …
verb + seek
- continue to
preposition
- for
- in
phrases
- highly sought after
[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。
- He 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。
Topics Successb2
[intransitive] seek to do something to try to do something试图；设法 synonym attempt
- 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。
- They 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。
see also heat-seeking, hide-and-seek, rent-seeking, self-seeking

词源Old 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。