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

noun | verb

searchsearch1 /sɚtʃ/ ●●● W2 noun

COLLOCATIONS► called off the search for

Police have called off the search for (=officially stopped looking for) the missing children.

► launched a ... search

The company launched a nationwide search for a new CEO.

► conducted a search

Officers conducted a search of the property.

► thorough search

a thorough search of the area

► computer search

a computer search of major newspapers

► perform/run/do a search

Police ran a database search of the license numbers of stolen cars.

1[countable usually singular] an attempt to find someone or something that is difficult to find: search for the search for the wreck of the “Titanic” Police have called off the search for (=officially stopped looking for) the missing children. The company launched a nationwide search for a new CEO. Officers conducted a search of the property. a thorough search of the area2[countable] computers if someone does a search on a computer, he or she commands the computer to find certain information: A search found several good websites. a computer search of major newspapersperform/run/do a search Police ran a database search of the license numbers of stolen cars.3in search of somebody/something looking for someone or something: They traveled widely in search of work.4[singular, uncountable] an attempt to find a solution to a problem or an explanation for something: search for the search for the meaning of life5search and rescue the process of searching for someone who is lost and who may need medical help, for example in the mountains or in the ocean → see also strip search

noun | verb

searchsearch2 ●●● S3 W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYsearch²

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French cerchier to go around, examine, search, from Late Latin circare to go around

VERB TABLE

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	search
	he, she, it	searches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	searched
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have searched
	he, she, it	has searched
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had searched
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will search
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have searched

Continuous Form
Present	I	am searching
	he, she, it	is searching
	you, we, they	are searching
Past	I, he, she, it	was searching
	you, we, they	were searching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been searching
	he, she, it	has been searching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been searching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be searching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been searching

1LOOK FOR [intransitive, transitive] to look carefully for someone or something that is difficult to find: Police searched the house.search for Lynn searched for a parking place.search through I searched through the papers on my desk, looking for the receipt.search something for something Investigators searched the records for evidence of fraud.2COMPUTER [transitive] computers to tell a computer to find certain information: some useful tips for searching the websearch something for something Try searching the Internet for information on hotels.3PERSON [transitive] if someone in authority searches you or the things you are carrying, he or she looks for things that you might be hiding: All visitors will be searched before entering the prison.4SOLUTION [intransitive] to try to find a solution to a problem or an explanation for something: search for Scientists are still searching for a cure.5EXAMINE [transitive] to examine something very carefully in order to find something out, decide something, etc.: Our leaders will have to search their consciences before agreeing to this deal.6Search me! spoken used to tell someone that you do not know the answer to a question: “How much longer is it going to take?” “Search me!”7search-and-destroy mission/operation an attempt to find and destroy something such as an enemy’s property during a military battle[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French cerchier to go around, examine, search, from Late Latin circare to go around]search something ↔ out phrasal verb to find or discover something by looking carefully for it: The gallery’s owners search out works by talented young artists.