seek 音标拼音: [s'ik]
vt . 寻求,寻找,探索,追求,搜索,请求
vi . 寻找,搜索
寻求,寻找,探索,追求,搜索,请求寻找,搜索
seek 查找; 寻找
seek 寻觅
seek n 1 :
the movement of a read /
write head to a specific data track on a disk v 1 :
try to get or reach ; "
seek a position "; "
seek an education "; "
seek happiness "
2 :
try to locate or discover ,
or try to establish the existence of ; "
The police are searching for clues "; "
They are searching for the missing man in the entire county " [
synonym : {
search },
{
seek }, {
look for }]
3 :
make an effort or attempt ; "
He tried to shake off his fears ";
"
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps "; "
The police attempted to stop the thief "; "
He sought to improve himself ";
"
She always seeks to do good in the world " [
synonym : {
try },
{
seek }, {
attempt }, {
essay }, {
assay }]
4 :
go to or towards ; "
a liquid seeks its own level "
5 :
inquire for ; "
seek directions from a local "
Seek \
Seek \,
a .
Sick . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Seek \
Seek \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sought };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Seeking }.] [
OE .
seken ,
AS .
s [=
e ]
can ,
s [=
e ]
cean ;
akin to OS .
s [=
o ]
kian ,
LG .
s ["
o ]
ken ,
D .
zoeken ,
OHG .
suohhan ,
G .
suchen ,
Icel .
saekja ,
Sw .
s ["
o ]
ka ,
Dan .
s ["
o ]
ge ,
Goth .
s [=
o ]
kjan ,
and E .
sake .
Cf . {
Beseech }, {
Ransack }, {
Sagacious }, {
Sake },
{
Soc }.]
1 .
To go in search of ;
to look for ;
to search for ;
to try to find .
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The man saked him ,
saying ,
What seekest thou ?
And he said ,
I seek my brethren . --
Gen .
xxxvii .
15 ,
16 .
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2 .
To inquire for ;
to ask for ;
to solicit ;
to beseech .
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Others ,
tempting him ,
sought of him a sign . --
Luke xi .
16 .
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3 .
To try to acquire or gain ;
to strive after ;
to aim at ;
as ,
to seek wealth or fame ;
to seek one '
s life .
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4 .
To try to reach or come to ;
to go to ;
to resort to .
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Seek not Bethel ,
nor enter into Gilgal . --
Amos v .
5 .
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Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains .
--
Pope .
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Seek \
Seek \,
v .
i .
To make search or inquiry ;
to endeavor to make discovery .
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Seek ye out of the book of the Lord ,
and read . --
Isa .
xxxiv .
16 .
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{
To seek },
needing to seek or search ;
hence ,
unprepared .
"
Unpracticed ,
unprepared ,
and still to seek ." --
Milton .
[
Obs .]
{
To seek after },
to make pursuit of ;
to attempt to find or take .
{
To seek for },
to endeavor to find .
{
To seek to },
to apply to ;
to resort to ;
to court . [
Obs .]
"
All the earth sought to Solomon ,
to hear his wisdom ." --
1 Kings x .
24 .
{
To seek upon },
to make strict inquiry after ;
to follow up ;
to persecute . [
Obs .]
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To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest . --
Chaucer .
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97 Moby Thesaurus words for "
seek ":
address ,
aim ,
angle for ,
ask for ,
aspire ,
be after ,
be curious ,
be determined ,
beat about for ,
beg ,
bid for ,
burn with curiosity ,
canvass ,
cast about ,
chase ,
chivy ,
court ,
delve ,
delve for ,
demand ,
dig ,
dig around for ,
dig for ,
dig up ,
dog ,
endeavor ,
essay ,
ferret out ,
fish ,
fish for ,
follow ,
follow up ,
gape ,
gawk ,
give chase ,
go after ,
go gunning for ,
gun for ,
hollo after ,
hope ,
hound ,
hunt ,
hunt for ,
hunt up ,
inquire ,
interrogate ,
invite ,
labor ,
look ,
look for ,
look up ,
make after ,
mouse ,
nose ,
nose around for ,
nose out ,
peer ,
pop the question ,
prosecute ,
prowl after ,
pursue ,
query ,
quest ,
quest after ,
question ,
quiz ,
raise the hunt ,
request ,
resolve ,
root ,
rubber ,
rubberneck ,
run after ,
search ,
search for ,
search out ,
see to ,
seek for ,
seek out ,
smell ,
solicit ,
stare ,
still -
hunt ,
strain ,
strive ,
struggle ,
study ,
sue ,
sue for ,
sweat ,
sweat blood ,
take out after ,
try ,
try to find ,
undertake ,
want to know ,
woo
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