单词 | searching out |
释义 | > as lemmassearching out searching out n. the action of assiduously seeking or inquiring after something until it is found; the action of discovering or finding out about something in this way; an instance of this; cf. to search out at search v. Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities iv. f. 74v Suche diligent inquisition and serchynge out of the truth may be a lanterne to your feate. 1606 J. Carpenter Schelomonocham xxxv. f. 140v Hee hath discouraged all men from the investigating and searching out of the true natures of thinges. 1644 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1950) II. 364 Some muskateirs and sojors hade brokin up the latrons in the clerks chamber for searching out of the saids rolls. 1877 W. Y. Sellar Roman Poets Augustan Age: Virgil vii. 270 The religious spirit of Virgil..finds its resource in prayer rather than in reverent contemplation and searching out of the ways of God. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 21 Apr. (Features section) 19 The visit was part of Bourdain's recent globetrotting, a searching out of strange and novel food experiences. < as lemmas |
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