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单词 searching
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Definition of searching in English:

searching

adjective ˈsəːtʃɪŋˈsərtʃɪŋ
  • Thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way.

    you have to ask yourselves some searching questions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Due credit has to go to the hosts for striving to maintain some sense of momentum in the absence of any searching questions.
    • And it asks searching questions about the way state aid to industry is currently structured and doled out.
    • Five residents have agreed to ask searching questions on behalf of the group to bring out what they feel are the negative aspects of the plan.
    • A couple need to reflect on the year and ask themselves searching questions.
    • Sinclair's expected departure means Perry will now be under pressure to avoid further searching questions.
    • This has given her the knowledge and confidence to answer the most searching of questions from students.
    • If this was a covert air war, both Bush and Blair may face searching questions.
    • It was a searching question which he repeated four minutes later, when the same combination produced an identical result.
    • Could it be that we are genetically programed to create a form of religion in order to answer our searching questions?
    • Now the really searching questions were being asked of our fellows who responded in some style.
    • Wise, sharp Michele has been asking searching questions for as long as she can remember.
    • In the next two days Myra asked her daughter many searching questions.
    • Moreover, searching questions regarding faculty and amenities might not be possible.
    • That in turn begs searching questions about future investment and growth.
    • Few tracks offer a most searching examination of a thoroughbred's ability, and potential.
    • Following a few searching questions, Mark was becoming more convinced that the story about Bernie was true.
    • JB Morrell asked me a lot of searching questions and his sense of fair play was immaculate.
    • Every meeting with a Prime Minister is an opportunity for the Queen to ask searching questions.
    • The team's winning habit has been so relentless these last two years, but adversity asks more searching questions.
    • That poses two searching questions for those determined to push the UK into the euro.
    Synonyms
    observant, penetrating, piercing, probing, curious, discerning, incisive, keen, alert, perceptive, shrewd, sharp, intent, minute, thorough
    penetrating, probing, incisive, inquisitive, analytic, deep, in-depth, enquiring

Derivatives

  • searchingly

  • adverb ˈsəːtʃɪŋliˈsərtʃɪŋli
    • Nor is the symbolism explored as searchingly as it might be.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rina looked hard and searchingly at me, but finally she sighed.
      • He looked at us searchingly, a doleful expression demanding our sympathy.
      • He looked down at the ground searchingly, as if what he had to say were written on the ground.
      • My mother looked at me searchingly and asked what had happened.
      • We must always question, honestly and searchingly, the wisdom of any war.
 
 

Definition of searching in US English:

searching

adjectiveˈsərCHiNGˈsərtʃɪŋ
  • Thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way.

    you have to ask yourselves some searching questions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the next two days Myra asked her daughter many searching questions.
    • Wise, sharp Michele has been asking searching questions for as long as she can remember.
    • Following a few searching questions, Mark was becoming more convinced that the story about Bernie was true.
    • If this was a covert air war, both Bush and Blair may face searching questions.
    • This has given her the knowledge and confidence to answer the most searching of questions from students.
    • JB Morrell asked me a lot of searching questions and his sense of fair play was immaculate.
    • That in turn begs searching questions about future investment and growth.
    • Now the really searching questions were being asked of our fellows who responded in some style.
    • Could it be that we are genetically programed to create a form of religion in order to answer our searching questions?
    • The team's winning habit has been so relentless these last two years, but adversity asks more searching questions.
    • Five residents have agreed to ask searching questions on behalf of the group to bring out what they feel are the negative aspects of the plan.
    • A couple need to reflect on the year and ask themselves searching questions.
    • Sinclair's expected departure means Perry will now be under pressure to avoid further searching questions.
    • And it asks searching questions about the way state aid to industry is currently structured and doled out.
    • Due credit has to go to the hosts for striving to maintain some sense of momentum in the absence of any searching questions.
    • Every meeting with a Prime Minister is an opportunity for the Queen to ask searching questions.
    • That poses two searching questions for those determined to push the UK into the euro.
    • Moreover, searching questions regarding faculty and amenities might not be possible.
    • Few tracks offer a most searching examination of a thoroughbred's ability, and potential.
    • It was a searching question which he repeated four minutes later, when the same combination produced an identical result.
    Synonyms
    penetrating, probing, incisive, inquisitive, analytic, deep, in-depth, enquiring
    observant, penetrating, piercing, probing, curious, discerning, incisive, keen, alert, perceptive, shrewd, sharp, intent, minute, thorough
 
 
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