look for

英 [lʊk fɔː(r)]

美 [lʊk fɔːr]

v.  寻找; 探索; 渴望; 盼望

Oxford 3000

英英释义

verb

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  1. The police are searching for clues
  2. They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
  Synonym:searchseek
• be excited or anxious about
  Synonym:anticipatelook to

双语例句

• As well as a good academic record I look for people who've climbed mountains or been captain of a team.
  除了优秀的学业成绩之外，我要找的人还需要有登山经验或担任过球队队长。
• Beside books, you can look for people who can give you mental support.
  除了书籍之外，你还可以找那种能给你精神上支持的人帮助你。
• They look for foods that are low in calories.
  他们要找低卡路里的食物。
• In that leafy, flowery, bushy time, to look for any one in this garden was like playing at "hide-and-seek".
  在这树密枝长叶茂花繁的时节，要在这个花果园里寻找谁，简直就象玩“捉迷藏”一样了。
• I was inclined to look for a situation where books were provided.
  我倾向于找一个能提供书籍的地方。
• We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.
  我们对求职者的要求是具备运算能力，熟练使用电脑，精力充沛而且工作积极主动。
• A second experiment was designed to look for signs of catabolism.
  第二个设计的实验是企图寻找分解代谢的迹象。
• He dived into the water to look for the dead body.
  他潜入水底找寻尸首。
• If you lack time to teach a home art you love, look for other avenues.
  如果你缺乏时间教你喜爱的家务，可以寻找其他途径。
• It is wrong that we have to tell ill people to go somewhere else to look for treatment
  我们不得不让病人到别处求医的做法是不可取的。