英语词汇“seek”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

seek

(siːk )

Word forms: seeks , seeking , sought

1. verb B2

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

They have had to seek work as labourers. [VERB noun]

Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. [VERB noun]

Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative Party chairman. [be VERB-ed + for]

Synonyms: look for, pursue, search for, be after

2. verb

When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it. [formal]

The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty. [VERB noun]

Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood. [VERB noun]

3. verb

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

Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement. [VERB noun]

On important issues, they seek a second opinion. [VERB noun]

The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors. [VERB noun + from]

Synonyms: request, invite, ask for, petition

4. verb

If you seek to do something, you try to do it. [formal]

He also denied that he would seek to annex the country. [VERB to-infinitive]

Moscow is seeking to slow the growth of Russian inflation. [VERB to-infinitive]

Synonyms: try, attempt, aim, strive

Phrasal verbs:

seek out

phrasal verb

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

Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities overseas. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

Quotations:

Seek, and ye shall find Bible: St. Matthew

Collocations:

seek a solution

We need to acknowledge the role of each of the sectors but seek a solution to correct the shortcomings.

One was nationalisation, which would be awful for the sector as well as government; the other was to seek a solution within the industry.

Times, Sunday Times

By contrast, modern therapies tend to seek a solution within the self.

Times, Sunday Times

Occasionally it happens that we seek the solution under insufficient hypotheses or in an incorrect sense, and for this reason do not succeed.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

With natural resources dwindling in supply, the nations of the world eventually banded together to seek a solution to the growing crisis.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

seek solace

She will be missed dearly and we can only seek solace in knowing that she is now at peace with her family.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Friends in liberal Boston said their Tinder accounts were buzzing as people sought solace and comfort.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

Here they can graze on common ground seeking solace at different crossroads in their emotional journeys.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Sooner or later even the most ambitious glutton must crawl away and seek the solace of the vomitorium.

Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)

seek support

Acknowledge this now and seek support and expert advice, and you'll work out a way to deal with these.

Times, Sunday Times

Due to the ongoing crisis, she has been unable to get out of the house to seek support.

The Sun

This was on the ground that parties should be able to seek support only from those entitled to vote for them.

Times, Sunday Times

Is it enough to be aware of the risks, to optimise your nutrition, to seek support during and after pregnancy?

Times, Sunday Times

We would urge any student who feels overwhelmed, confused or upset to talk to someone about their feelings and seek support.

Times, Sunday Times

seek the truth

So it's not always popular to be honest and to seek the truth.

Christianity Today

She embarked on a long battle to seek the truth.

Times, Sunday Times

And yet, for all this ethical nuance, the heroes and villains are unmistakable: those who seek the truth and those who obscure it.

The Times Literary Supplement

It's not always easy or popular to seek the truth because the truth contradicts popular opinion.

Christianity Today

They didn't seek the truth.

The Sun

Translations:

Chinese: 寻求

Japanese: 捜す

单词	seek
释义	seek (siːk ) Word forms: seeks , seeking , sought 1. verb B2 If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [formal] They have had to seek work as labourers. [VERB noun] Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. [VERB noun] Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative Party chairman. [be VERB-ed + for] Synonyms: look for, pursue, search for, be after 2. verb When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it. [formal] The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty. [VERB noun] Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it. [formal] Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement. [VERB noun] On important issues, they seek a second opinion. [VERB noun] The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: request, invite, ask for, petition 4. verb If you seek to do something, you try to do it. [formal] He also denied that he would seek to annex the country. [VERB to-infinitive] Moscow is seeking to slow the growth of Russian inflation. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: try, attempt, aim, strive Phrasal verbs: seek out phrasal verb If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them. Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities overseas. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Quotations: Seek, and ye shall find Bible: St. Matthew Collocations: seek a solution We need to acknowledge the role of each of the sectors but seek a solution to correct the shortcomings. ST One was nationalisation, which would be awful for the sector as well as government; the other was to seek a solution within the industry. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, modern therapies tend to seek a solution within the self. Times, Sunday Times Occasionally it happens that we seek the solution under insufficient hypotheses or in an incorrect sense, and for this reason do not succeed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With natural resources dwindling in supply, the nations of the world eventually banded together to seek a solution to the growing crisis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 seek solace She will be missed dearly and we can only seek solace in knowing that she is now at peace with her family. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Friends in liberal Boston said their Tinder accounts were buzzing as people sought solace and comfort. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Here they can graze on common ground seeking solace at different crossroads in their emotional journeys. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Sooner or later even the most ambitious glutton must crawl away and seek the solace of the vomitorium. Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001) seek support Acknowledge this now and seek support and expert advice, and you'll work out a way to deal with these. Times, Sunday Times Due to the ongoing crisis, she has been unable to get out of the house to seek support. The Sun This was on the ground that parties should be able to seek support only from those entitled to vote for them. Times, Sunday Times Is it enough to be aware of the risks, to optimise your nutrition, to seek support during and after pregnancy? Times, Sunday Times We would urge any student who feels overwhelmed, confused or upset to talk to someone about their feelings and seek support. Times, Sunday Times seek the truth So it's not always popular to be honest and to seek the truth. Christianity Today She embarked on a long battle to seek the truth. Times, Sunday Times And yet, for all this ethical nuance, the heroes and villains are unmistakable: those who seek the truth and those who obscure it. The Times Literary Supplement It's not always easy or popular to seek the truth because the truth contradicts popular opinion. Christianity Today They didn't seek the truth. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 寻求 Japanese: 捜す
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