look for

英 [lʊk fɔː(r)]

美 [lʊk fɔːr]

v.  寻找; 探索; 渴望; 盼望

Oxford 3000

英英释义

verb

• 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:searchseek
• be excited or anxious about
  Synonym:anticipatelook to

双语例句

• They will say to you,'The donkeys you set out to look for have been found.
  他们必对你说：'你去找的那几头驴已经找着了。
• If you have trouble with a request, this is the very first place to look for problems.
  如果您碰到请求方面的问题，这就是用来发现问题的首要之处。
• Beside books, you can look for people who can give you mental support.
  除了书籍之外，你还可以找那种能给你精神上支持的人帮助你。
• He dived into the water to look for the dead body.
  他潜入水底找寻尸首。
• Whatever you do, don't look for a pay increase when you know the company is going through some difficulty
  不管怎样，在知道公司遭遇困境时不要指望加薪。
• I look for books by certain authors, too.
  我也会寻找某些特定作者的书籍。
• We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
  我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。
• Ed: I have to look for a new job.
  艾德：我得找份新工作。
• As well as a good academic record I look for people who've climbed mountains or been captain of a team.
  除了优秀的学业成绩之外，我要找的人还需要有登山经验或担任过球队队长。
• That's nice for me, too, since I continually look for cool new things to show students.
  这对我来说也非常好，因为我在不断地寻找很棒的新事物来展示给学生。