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S0193200 (sûrch) v. searched, search·ing, search·es v. tr. 1. To move around in, go through, or look through in an effort to find something: searched the room for her missing earring; searched the desk for a pen. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation of; probe: search one's conscience for the right thing to do. 3. To seek data matching a word, phrase, or pattern of characters in: searched the internet for information about ostriches. 4. Law To examine (a person or property) for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. v. intr. 1. To search a place or space in order to find something: searched all afternoon for my wallet. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation: searching for the right words to say. 3. To use a search engine or other software to find any data matching a particular pattern. 4. Law To make a search for evidence. n. 1. An act of searching. 2. Law The examination of a person or property, as by a law enforcement officer, for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. 3. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that rapidly advances or reverses the playing of a recording. Phrasal Verb: search out To seek to find or come to know by examination: sought out the answer in a history book. Idiom: search me Slang Used by a speaker to indicate that he or she does not have an answer to a question just asked.

[Middle English serchen, from Anglo-Norman sercher, variant of Old French cerchier, from Latin circāre, to go around, from Latin circus, circle, from Greek krikos, kirkos; see sker-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

search′a·ble adj. search′er n.

Translations

单词	search out
释义	search out search S0193200 (sûrch) v. searched, search·ing, search·es v. tr. 1. To move around in, go through, or look through in an effort to find something: searched the room for her missing earring; searched the desk for a pen. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation of; probe: search one's conscience for the right thing to do. 3. To seek data matching a word, phrase, or pattern of characters in: searched the internet for information about ostriches. 4. Law To examine (a person or property) for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. v. intr. 1. To search a place or space in order to find something: searched all afternoon for my wallet. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation: searching for the right words to say. 3. To use a search engine or other software to find any data matching a particular pattern. 4. Law To make a search for evidence. n. 1. An act of searching. 2. Law The examination of a person or property, as by a law enforcement officer, for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. 3. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that rapidly advances or reverses the playing of a recording. *Phrasal Verb:* *search out* To seek to find or come to know by examination: sought out the answer in a history book. *Idiom:* *search me* Slang Used by a speaker to indicate that he or she does not have an answer to a question just asked. [Middle English `serchen`, from Anglo-Norman `sercher`, variant of Old French `cerchier`, from Latin `circāre`, to go around, from Latin `circus`, circle, from Greek `krikos, kirkos`; see `sker-`² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] search′a·ble adj. search′er n. Translations search out search out To hunt, seek, or try to discover someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "search" and "out." We've been searching out locations to shoot our new film. I have to search Sarah out to get the administrator password to the computer.See also: out, search search someone or something out to seek and find someone or something. I will search Fred out. I know he's here somewhere. We have to search out the key to the safe-deposit box.See also: out, search search out v. To seek and find someone or something: I managed to search out an old jazz album. She lost his address, but she was able to search him out using the Internet.See also: out, search
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