| 单词 | in search after |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin search after b. in search after (also in search for): = in search of at Phrases 1a.Use with after is more common than with for in the 17th century, with for becoming more common during the 19th century. Use with of is vastly more common in all periods. ΚΠ 1589 A. Munday tr. F. de Vernassal Hist. Palmendos xvi. f. 52v The fiue Knights, that were departed in searche after Palmendos. 1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. D3v Much teen they bide in search for such an one. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. v. 70 The belief of a Providence, which was a light to conduct them to a clearer knowledge of what they were in search after. 1742 H. Baker Microscope made Easy i. xv. 62 Remember that Truth alone is the Matter you are in search after. ?1795 Meg of Wapping's Garland 7 But now I'll go in search for him, In grief I'll wait no longer. 1881 W. Robertson in Sunday Mag. Apr. 245 The passionate absorbedness with which again and again intellect has plumbed its way forward in search for God. 1942 F. Holland Diary 3 Mar. in P. Stone et al. El Tigre (1999) ii. 43 The boys went in search after native foods. 2020 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 8 Mar. This year we are in search for the most inspirational women in Oxfordshire. < as lemmas |
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