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英 [sɜːtʃ]

美 [sɜːrtʃ]

n.  搜索; 搜寻; 搜查; 查找; 检索
v.  搜索; 搜寻; 搜查; 查找; 搜身; 思索，细想(问题答案等)

现在分词：searching　过去式：searched　复数：searches　过去分词：searched　第三人称单数：searches　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1690 / COCA.1500

同义词辨析

seekcombhuntsearch【导航词义：寻找】

短语动词

短语用例

search sth/sb↔out

• 找出；查到；搜寻到
  to look for sth/sb until you find them
  1. a long search for the murder weapon
     长时间搜寻杀人凶器
  2. Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
     侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。
  3. She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.
     她进了厨房，想找点喝的。
  4. The search for a cure goes on.
     人们还在继续探寻治疗方法。
  5. 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。
  6. Eventually the search was called off.
     搜查最后被取消了。
  7. a search and rescue team
     搜救队

习惯用语

v.

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

牛津词典

noun

• 搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找
  an attempt to find sb/sth, especially by looking carefully for them/it
  1. a long search for the murder weapon
     长时间搜寻杀人凶器
  2. Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
     侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。
  3. She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.
     她进了厨房，想找点喝的。
  4. The search for a cure goes on.
     人们还在继续探寻治疗方法。
  5. 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。
  6. Eventually the search was called off.
     搜查最后被取消了。
  7. a search and rescue team
     搜救队
• 搜索；检索
  an act of looking for information in a computer database or network
  1. to do a search on the Internet
     在互联网上进行搜索

verb

• 搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找
  to look carefully for sth/sb; to examine a particular place when looking for sb/sth
  1. She searched in vain for her passport.
     她翻找自己的护照，但没找着。
  2. The customs officers searched through our bags.
     海关官员搜遍了我们的行李。
  3. I've searched high and low for those files.
     我为了找那些文件，四处都翻遍了。
  4. 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。
  5. Firefighters searched the buildings for survivors.
     消防队员在建筑物中搜寻幸存者。
  6. searching the Web for interesting sites
     在网上寻找有趣的网站
  7. Police searched for clues in the area.
     警察在那一地带查找线索。
  8. Police searched the area for clues.
     警察在那一地带查找线索。
• 搜查；搜身
  to examine sb's clothes, their pockets, etc. in order to find sth that they may be hiding
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 思索，细想（问题答案等）
  to think carefully about sth, especially in order to find the answer to a problem
  1. He searched desperately for something to say.
     他搜肠刮肚，想找点话说。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搜寻;搜索;搜查;寻求
  If yousearch forsomething or someone, you look carefully for them.
  1. The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men...
     土耳其安全部队已经开始搜寻失踪人员。
  2. They searched for a spot where they could sit on the floor...
     他们在地板上寻找一处能够坐下的地方。
  3. Nonetheless there are signs that both sides may be searching for a compromise.
     然而，有迹象表明双方可能都在寻求和解。
• VERB 在…中搜寻(或搜索);搜查(某地)
  If yousearcha place, you look carefully for something or someone there.
  1. Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday...
     武装部队昨天搜查了该医院。
  2. She searched her desk for the necessary information...
     她在她的书桌上搜寻必要的信息。
  3. Relief workers are still searching through collapsed buildings looking for victims.
     救援人员仍然在倒塌的建筑中搜寻罹难者。
• N-COUNT 搜寻;寻求
  Asearchis an attempt to find something or someone by looking for them carefully.
  1. There was no chance of him being found alive and the search was abandoned...
     他没有生还的可能，因此人们放弃了搜寻。
  2. Egypt has said there is no time to lose in the search for a Middle East settlement.
     埃及称寻求中东和解刻不容缓。
• VERB 搜查;对…搜身
  If a police officer or someone else in authoritysearchesyou, they look carefully to see whether you have something hidden on you.
  1. The man took her suitcase from her and then searched her...
     那名男子拿过她手中的提箱，然后对她搜身。
  2. His first task was to search them for weapons.
     他首先要搜查他们身上是否携带武器。
• VERB (在电脑上)搜索，检索
  If yousearch forinformation on a computer, you give the computer an instruction to find that information.
  1. You can use a directory service to search for people on the Internet.
     你可以利用因特网的目录服务搜索人名。
  2. Searchis also a noun.
     
  3. He was doing a computer search of local news articles.
     他在电脑上搜索当地的新闻报道。
• See also:searchingstrip-search
• PHRASE 寻找;寻求
  If you goin search ofsomething or someone, you try to find them.
  1. Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul...
     内心痛苦、突感寂寞的她去寻找琼－保罗。
  2. The law already denies entry to people in search of better economic opportunities.
     法律已经将那些逐寻更好商机的人们拒之门外。
• CONVENTION (用于强调)我怎么知道
  You say 'search me' when someone asks you a question and you want to emphasize that you do not know the answer.
  1. 'So why did he get interested all of a sudden?' — 'Search me.'
     “那他为什么突然感兴趣了？”——“我怎么知道。”

英英释义

noun

• an investigation seeking answers
  1. a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
  2. the outcome justified the search
• boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
  1. right of search
• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
  Synonym:hunthunting
• the examination of alternative hypotheses
  1. his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful
• an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
  1. they wrote a program to do a table lookup
  Synonym:lookup

verb

• inquire into
  1. the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
  2. He searched for information on his relatives on the web
  3. Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
  Synonym:researchexplore
• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  1. The police are searching for clues
  2. They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
  Synonym:seeklook for
• subject to a search
  1. The police searched the suspect
  2. We searched the whole house for the missing keys
• search or seek
  1. We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
  2. Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!
  Synonym:look

双语例句

• They searched for a spot where they could sit on the floor
  他们在地板上寻找一处能够坐下的地方。
• It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
  这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。
• The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest
  安全部队拥有搜查和逮捕的至高权力。
• The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men
  土耳其安全部队已经开始搜寻失踪人员。
• Relief workers are still searching through collapsed buildings looking for victims.
  救援人员仍然在倒塌的建筑中搜寻罹难者。
• My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life
  我以音乐为生，对音乐的不懈探索已经成为我生活的动力。
• They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
  他们四处寻找那个司机，但一无所获。
• She searched her desk for the necessary information
  她在她的书桌上搜寻必要的信息。
• NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  美国航空航天局已经启动了一个为期10年的寻找外星人的项目。
• There was no chance of him being found alive and the search was abandoned
  他没有生还的可能，因此人们放弃了搜寻。