search

1.~ (for sb/sth)搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找an attempt to find sb/sth, especially by looking carefully for them/it

a long search for the murder weapon长时间搜寻杀人凶器

Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。

She went into the kitchen in search of(= looking for) a drink.她进了厨房，想找点喝的。

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。

Eventually the search was called off.搜查最后被取消了。

a search and rescue team搜救队

2.搜索；检索an act of looking for information in a computer database or network

to do a search on the Internet在互联网上进行搜索

1.[i][t]搜索；搜寻；搜查；查找to look carefully for sth/sb; to examine a particular place when looking for sb/sth

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。

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。

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。

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。

searching the Web for interesting sites在网上寻找有趣的网站

2.[t]搜查；搜身to examine sb's clothes, their pockets, etc. in order to find sth that they may be hiding

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。

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。

3.[i]~ (for sth)思索，细想（问题答案等）to think carefully about sth, especially in order to find the answer to a problem

He searched desperately for something to say.他搜肠刮肚，想找点话说。

‘Why didn't she say anything?’ ‘Search me!’“她怎么一声不吭？”“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！”