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

• What should you look for in this person?
  那么你应该注重这个人的哪些素质呢？
• 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。
• If you buy a drier, look for one with a sensor which switches off when clothes are dry.
  你若要买烘干机，找一台带感应器的，可以在衣服干的时候自动断电。
• If you have trouble with a request, this is the very first place to look for problems.
  如果您碰到请求方面的问题，这就是用来发现问题的首要之处。
• They look for foods that are low in calories.
  他们要找低卡路里的食物。
• We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
  我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。
• 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。
• Ed: I have to look for a new job.
  艾德：我得找份新工作。
• The searchers fanned out to look for the missing boy.
  搜寻人员四下散开寻找失踪的孩子。
• 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。