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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

seek

英  [siːk]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • seek out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 追寻到 , 找到

    If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them.

    双语例句

    例：

    Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe.

    现在是本土公司在欧洲寻求商机的时候了。

    VERB. 动词

  • seeks , seeking , sought

    1. [T 及物动词] 寻找

    If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one.

    双语例句

    例：

    They have had to seek work as labourers.

    他们只好找体力活来做。

    例：

    Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily.

    到意大利大使馆寻求避难的四个人已经自愿离开了。

    例：

    Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative Party chairman.

    保守党主席一职亟需找到候选人。

    例：

    The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.

    这对配偶已经向婚姻指导专家寻求帮助。

    2. [T 及物动词] 谋求

    When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty.

    原告已警告说他们会努力争取对被告的死刑判决。

    3. [T 及物动词] 请求 , 征求

    If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement.

    在签订任何协议之前，一定要征求法律专家的意见。

    例：

    On important issues, they seek a second opinion.

    在重要问题上，他们都征求别人的意见。

    4. [T 及物动词] 力图 , 设法

    If you seek to do something, you try to do it.

    双语例句

    例：

    He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.

    他还否认了他企图占领该国。

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