◇ search…for sb./sth.搜……寻找某人、某物。如: They searched the woods for a lost child.他们在树林里搜寻一个丢失的孩子。 ◇ in search of中的search为名词,意为“寻找;寻求”。如: They went to Australia in search of gold.他们去澳大利亚寻找金子。 ◆ search; search for; look for ◇ search用作及物动词,后跟“人”时,意为“搜身”;后跟地点名词时,表示“对某地进行搜查”。也可在宾语后加for短语,表示搜查具体目标。如: The policemen searched everyone at the party. 警察对参加聚会的每个人都进行了搜身。 The enemy searched the mountain for the Red Army, but they failed. 敌人在山上搜寻红军,但没找到。 ◇ search for意为“寻找”,可视为是search...for的省略式,此时search为不及物动词。如: She searched for her lost cat everywhere,but failed. 她到处寻找走失的猫,但没找到。 ◇ 另外,search用作名词,常构成短语:in one’s search for相当于in search of, 后者search前不用冠词或人称代词。如: They went out in their search for food.=They went out in search of food.他们外出寻找食物。 |