| 词组 | search for |
| 释义 | phrasesearch for search for sth • search sth for sth to try to find a solution to a problem or an explanation for something: The money will be used to search for a cure for cancer. Police searched the apartment for clues to the murder.■ SIMILAR TO: seek search for (someone or something)To hunt, seek, or try to discover something. We've been searching for locations to shoot our new film. The border is always filled with refugees searching for a better future. search someone for somethingto feel, touch, pat, frisk, or examine electronically a person's body, looking for something hidden underneath the clothes. The police searched the suspect for hidden weapons. The airport guard used an electronic instrument to search the passengers for weapons. search something for someone or somethingto examine something, looking for someone or something. Everyone searched the house for little Wally, but he was not to be found. I searched all my coat pockets for the note, but I didn't find it. search for someone or somethingto look very hard for someone or something. I searched for Ted everywhere, but he was already gone. I have searched for my glasses high and low. search forv. To conduct a thorough investigation for someone or something; seek someone or something: The police are searching for the missing student. |
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