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

• So I began to look for a husband.
  因此我开始物色一个丈夫。
• He dived into the water to look for the dead body.
  他潜入水底找寻尸首。
• 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。
• Whatever you do, don't look for a pay increase when you know the company is going through some difficulty
  不管怎样，在知道公司遭遇困境时不要指望加薪。
• I look for books by certain authors, too.
  我也会寻找某些特定作者的书籍。
• They will say to you,'The donkeys you set out to look for have been found.
  他们必对你说：'你去找的那几头驴已经找着了。
• You could look for a career abroad where environmental jobs are better paid and more secure
  你可以在国外找一份工作，那里与环境相关的工作报酬更高，也更稳定。
• 'You lead and we'll look for it.' — 'Done.'
  “你领头，我们来找。”——“行。”
• And we will look for ways to cooperate with them.
  我们将寻求与他们合作的途径。
• They look for foods that are low in calories.
  他们要找低卡路里的食物。