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

1. intransitive. To seek, search for.to look for a needle in a bottle of hay: see needle n. 1d. to look for a needle in a haystack: see needle n. 1d. to look for trouble: see trouble n. 5.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)]

seekc888

aseekc1000

i-secheOE

huntc1175

to seek afterc1175

beseechc1200

fand?c1225

ofseche?c1225

to seek forc1250

atseekc1275

furiec1290

forseeka1300

outseekc1300

upseekc1315

to look after ——c1330

wait1340

laita1350

searchc1350

pursuea1382

ensearchc1384

to feel and findc1384

inseekc1384

looka1398

fraist?a1400

umseeka1400

require?c1400

walec1400

to look up1468

prowla1475

to see for ——c1485

to look for ——a1492

to have in the wind1540

sue1548

vent?1575

seek1616

explore1618

dacker1634

research1650

to see out for1683

quest1752

to see after ——1776

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxlii^v/2 The fende..in spyeng & lokyng for [Fr. en espiant & regardant] an houre conuenyent and necessary for to deceyue hym, presented vnto hym the syght of a yonge doughter full fayre.

1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 144 For ane new lufe but dout sone ȝe wald luik.

1586 G. Whitney Choice of Emblemes To Rdr. sig. **3^v A pearle shall not bee looked for in a poore mans purce.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. i. 3 Which way haue you look'd for Master Caius.

1677 A. Behn Rover iv. iii. 61 She was looking for something in a great Chest.

1700 F. Atterbury Rights Eng. Convocation vii. 313 He has discover'd a Record (where indeed one would hardly look for it) in a Dictionary.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. v. 110 We must look for some other property in body rendring it perceivable, and this we may call perceptibility.

1861 G. W. Dasent tr. Story Burnt Njal I. ix. 31 He had best look for a wife.

1892 Black & White 26 Nov. 609/2 Caroline went to look for her a few hours afterwards.

1920 M. Gyte Diary 6 Jan. (1999) 247 When the horses came into the yard this morning, the grey mare was not with them. Vincent went to look for her and found her in a mine hole.

1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse 246 My favourite brother George..breezed in to look for me.

2001 R. Joshi Last Jet Engine Laugh (2002) 322 Anirban slaps his kurta pockets, looking for cigarettes and matches.

2. intransitive. To expect, anticipate; to hope for; to be on the lookout for.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] > an event or opportunity

waita1400

to look for ——a1500

observe1541

watch1578

watch1831

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)]

weenOE

weenc1000

thinklOE

lookc1225

hopec1330

trusta1387

wait onc1390

supposea1393

to wait after ——1393

to look after ——c1400

thinkc1480

attend1483

suppone1490

expect1535

to expect for1538

aspect1548

respect1549

look1560

ween1589

attend1591

propose1594

await1608

to presume on, upon, or of1608

to look forwards1637

prospect1652

to look for ——a1677

augur1678

anticipate1749

to look to ——1782

spect1839

contemplate1841–8

to look forward1848

eye1979

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > hope for [verb (transitive)]

hopec1000

trow1340

trust1523

to wait after ——1534

lot1633

to look for ——1828

a1500 Craft of Dying (Harl. 1706) f. 27/1 Hys welbeloued and trusti frende and a felow that he hadde longe abyde and loked fore [v.r. after; L. expectat].

1513 Queen Katherine in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 153 The Scotts being soo besy..and I lokyng for my departing every houre.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xlvij Informed by his espialles that the daie of battaill was nerer then he loked for.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 21 Into England, where he was sooner arryued than he was looked for.

1611 Bible (King James) Matt. xi. 3 Art thou hee that should come? Or doe wee looke for another?

a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. vii. 80 Death steals..upon us, when we least look for it.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 121 We may look for the residuum..to be in general very compound.

1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett I. xiv. 38 Louisa will look for you by ten o'clock.

1828 Examiner 403/1 We must not look for figs from brambles.

1887 E. F. Byrrne Heir without Heritage I. iii. 56 I look for you to join us.

1914 St. Nicholas Oct. 1068/2 When Crawford or Baker faces me, I look for him to simply wallop the ball.

1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge v. 75 She looked for him to make some advance, willing to help him at the least sign of one, but he was handless, taking his own time.

2002 Courier June 18/2 ‘Customer Focus’, ‘Time Management’, ‘Communication skills’, ‘Organisational Skills’ are all things future employers are looking for you to demonstrate.

3. intransitive. colloquial and regional. To look at, observe. rare.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > look at or behold

to look to ——eOE

showeOE

lookeOE

lookOE

behold971

beseec1000

seeOE

to see on ——OE

yseeOE

belookc1175

to look against ——c1225

to lay eyes onc1230

biwaita1250

holde1303

aseea1325

to see upon ——a1350

rewardc1350

to look of ——?c1400

eyea1425

visage1450

aviewa1513

gove1513

regard1523

to look unto ——1545

respect1567

survise1600

aspect1610

reflect1611

inspeculate1694

spectate1709

to look for ——1786

deek1825

lookit1908

lamp1916

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 Nell's heart was dancin, at the view; She whisper'd Rob to leuk for't.

1926 J. Black You can't Win xv. 196 We journeyed through Nevada..looking for the scenery.

单词	to look for
释义	> as lemmas to look for —— to look for —— 1. intransitive. To seek, search for.to look for a needle in a bottle of hay: see needle n. 1d. to look for a needle in a haystack: see needle n. 1d. to look for trouble: see trouble n. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] seekc888 aseekc1000 i-secheOE huntc1175 to seek afterc1175 beseechc1200 fand?c1225 ofseche?c1225 to seek forc1250 atseekc1275 furiec1290 forseeka1300 outseekc1300 upseekc1315 to look after ——c1330 wait1340 laita1350 searchc1350 pursuea1382 ensearchc1384 to feel and findc1384 inseekc1384 looka1398 fraist?a1400 umseeka1400 require?c1400 walec1400 to look up1468 prowla1475 to see for ——c1485 to look for ——a1492 to have in the wind1540 sue1548 vent?1575 seek1616 explore1618 dacker1634 research1650 to see out for1683 quest1752 to see after ——1776 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxlii^v/2 The fende..in spyeng & lokyng for [Fr. en espiant & regardant] an houre conuenyent and necessary for to deceyue hym, presented vnto hym the syght of a yonge doughter full fayre. 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 144 For ane new lufe but dout sone ȝe wald luik. 1586 G. Whitney Choice of Emblemes To Rdr. sig. *3^v A pearle shall not bee looked for in a poore mans purce. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor* (1623) iii. i. 3 Which way haue you look'd for Master Caius. View more context for this quotation 1677 A. Behn Rover iv. iii. 61 She was looking for something in a great Chest. 1700 F. Atterbury Rights Eng. Convocation vii. 313 He has discover'd a Record (where indeed one would hardly look for it) in a Dictionary. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. v. 110 We must look for some other property in body rendring it perceivable, and this we may call perceptibility. 1861 G. W. Dasent tr. Story Burnt Njal I. ix. 31 He had best look for a wife. 1892 Black & White 26 Nov. 609/2 Caroline went to look for her a few hours afterwards. 1920 M. Gyte Diary 6 Jan. (1999) 247 When the horses came into the yard this morning, the grey mare was not with them. Vincent went to look for her and found her in a mine hole. 1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse 246 My favourite brother George..breezed in to look for me. 2001 R. Joshi Last Jet Engine Laugh (2002) 322 Anirban slaps his kurta pockets, looking for cigarettes and matches. 2. intransitive. To expect, anticipate; to hope for; to be on the lookout for. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] > an event or opportunity waita1400 to look for ——a1500 observe1541 watch1578 watch1831 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > hope for [verb (transitive)] hopec1000 trow1340 trust1523 to wait after ——1534 lot1633 to look for ——1828 a1500 Craft of Dying (Harl. 1706) f. 27/1 Hys welbeloued and trusti frende and a felow that he hadde longe abyde and loked fore [v.r. after; L. expectat]. 1513 Queen Katherine in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 153 The Scotts being soo besy..and I lokyng for my departing every houre. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xlvij Informed by his espialles that the daie of battaill was nerer then he loked for. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 21 Into England, where he was sooner arryued than he was looked for. 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. xi. 3 Art thou hee that should come? Or doe wee looke for another? View more context for this quotation a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. vii. 80 Death steals..upon us, when we least look for it. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 121 We may look for the residuum..to be in general very compound. 1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett I. xiv. 38 Louisa will look for you by ten o'clock. 1828 Examiner 403/1 We must not look for figs from brambles. 1887 E. F. Byrrne Heir without Heritage I. iii. 56 I look for you to join us. 1914 St. Nicholas Oct. 1068/2 When Crawford or Baker faces me, I look for him to simply wallop the ball. 1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge v. 75 She looked for him to make some advance, willing to help him at the least sign of one, but he was handless, taking his own time. 2002 Courier June 18/2 ‘Customer Focus’, ‘Time Management’, ‘Communication skills’, ‘Organisational Skills’ are all things future employers are looking for you to demonstrate. 3. intransitive. colloquial and regional. To look at, observe. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > look at or behold to look to ——eOE showeOE lookeOE lookOE behold971 beseec1000 seeOE to see on ——OE yseeOE yseeOE belookc1175 to look against ——c1225 to lay eyes onc1230 biwaita1250 holde1303 aseea1325 to see upon ——a1350 rewardc1350 to look of ——?c1400 eyea1425 visage1450 aviewa1513 gove1513 regard1523 to look unto ——1545 respect1567 survise1600 aspect1610 reflect1611 inspeculate1694 spectate1709 to look for ——1786 deek1825 lookit1908 lamp1916 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 Nell's heart was dancin, at the view; She whisper'd Rob to leuk for't. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xv. 196 We journeyed through Nevada..looking for the scenery. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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