首页英语词典seekseek的意思

seek

英 [siːk] 美[sik]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词look for explore pursue hunt quest search

反义词

vt. 寻求；寻找；探索；搜索
vi. 寻找；探索；搜索

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词态变化

第三人称单数: seeks;过去式: sought;过去分词: sought;现在分词: seeking;

助记提示

1. -k / -ck / -c / -ke / -g / -ch / -tch ==> -ought / -aught.
see 看——seek觅（寻觅时要用眼睛）

中文词源

seek 寻找，寻求

来自古英语 secan,寻求，追寻，渴望，来自 Proto-Germanic*sokjan,寻求，来自 PIE*sag,寻求，找出，词源同 sake,beseech.

英英释意

1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

英文词源

seek: seek: [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk-, went back to an Indo-European *sāg-, which also produced (via Latin) English presage [14] and sagacious [17]. If Old English sēcan had developed in the ordinary way, it would have become modern English seech, not seek. For various reasons it did not, but we can see how it would have been in its derivative beseech [12].
=> beseech, presage, sagacious, sake
seek (v.): Old English secan "inquire, search for; pursue; long for, wish for, desire; look for, expect from," influenced by Old Norse soekja, both from Proto-Germanic *sokjan (cognates: Old Saxon sokian, Old Frisian seka, Middle Dutch soekan, Old High German suohhan, German suchen, Gothic sokjan), from PIE *sag-yo-, from root *sag- "to track down, seek out" (cognates: Latin sagire "to perceive quickly or keenly," sagus "presaging, predicting," Old Irish saigim "seek"). The natural modern form of the Anglo-Saxon word as uninfluenced by Norse is in beseech. Related: Sought; seeking.

同义词辨析

hunt, explore, track, seek

这些动词均含"搜索，寻找"之意。

hunt：一般指寻找所需的物件，或对罪犯的搜寻，特指追猎。

explore：一般指对未知事物或新生事物的探索、观察与研究。

track：侧重按一定线索追查出结果。

seek：语义庄重，语气强，使用广。多暗示做出很大努力去寻求某人或物。

search, seek, comb

这些动词均含有"寻找"之意。

search：侧重努力和彻底搜寻某人或某地。

seek：书面用词，使用广。指付出很大努力去寻找某人或某物。

comb：指像梳头一样进行搜寻，侧重费力和彻底搜查。

考试真题

Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.

A young woman sought explanation from a brain scientist when she noticed her unusual memory.

Stop to seek advice from a human being.

Seek true pleasureTo have a meaningful, happy life we need friends.

In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it is important to seek out true pleasures—advice which was originally offered by Epicurus.

Research shows that managers who have a fixed mind-set are less likely to seek or welcome feedback from their employees than are managers with a growth mind-set.

Yet moments like this one are just the kind of intense absorption and pleasure adults spend the rest of their lives seeking.

Seek advice from their worthy competitors.

It's not easy for most people to actively seek conflict.

It is human nature to seek joy in life.

They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs.

Some are seeking scapegoats (替罪羊).

There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers.

It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.

People instinctively seek nature in different ways

The five suggestions the author gives at the end of the passage are meant to encourage people to seek harmony with the natural world.

A Grassroots Remedy Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world

The woman should seek help from the tutoring service.

Be frank and seek help from others

They sought help from union representatives.

In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it is important to seek out true pleasures — advice which was originally offered by Epicurus.

The-doctors response to the question of whether or not dogs can fall in love like humans do was a straight "Of course!" He went on to say that if love is defined as a long term commitment meaning dogs seek one another out when they're apart, they're happy

In fact, other recent studies have found there has never been a time in American history when so small a proportion of young people have sought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations.

They often have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.

Traditional vocational training in public high schools is gradually declining, stranding thousands of young people who seek training for a craft without going to college.

It has sought professors' opinions.

This is part of the process of self-validation whereby we employ self-disclosures to seek support for our self-concept.

On occasions it is the fear that certain disclosures may be unacceptable to family or friends that motivates an individual to seek professional help

Every time any official in Beijing deliberates publicly about seeking an alternative to the US dollar for the $

But critics allege that by making electronic copies of these books without first seeking the permission of copyright holders, Google has committed piracy.

When a noted leader on the art of management, Peter Drucker, coined the phrase "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things," he was seeking to clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms

Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models, such as those prevalent in Scandinavia, which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.

They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science, the creative arts, history or philosophy, which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.

And worse, men are less likely than women to seek help from health professionals.

The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama supporters, want to answer that question.

We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence.

For other companies interested in reducing waste, helping the environment, and providing the sustainable lifestyles that consumers seek, here are some first steps for building a relationship with customers that focuses on recycling and restoring value to

If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be accurately measured, more people will seek higher education – and come out better thinkers.

Seek out your teammates purposefully rather than jumping on every new group project opportunity.

The best seek to alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside一 at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we'll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers' senses.

Chimps in the wild seek food for themselves.

Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the himalayan reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.

I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li river which are pictured by artists in so many Chinese paintings.

If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined and controlled, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize may actually be encouraged.

More than 750, 000 have graduated from SAC, with many seeking employment in engineering, aviation, education, medicine and a wide variety of other professions.

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.

One group was asked to seek out an interaction with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary.

They actively seek to be part of a "we", a group that intends to work toward a shared goal.

To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds, the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren, another species of Australian songbird.

When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.

Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.

Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams.

In physics, one approach takes this impulse for unification to its extreme, and seeks a theory of everything-a single generative equation for all we see.

As a condition of receiving state approval for the sale, the company agreed to seek permission from state regulators to operate past 2012.

Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited “allowance,” conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at ￡71.

The anticipation of possible shifts in demand provided by this study is significant: It gives a basis to all organization which seek to promote the learning and very different operating environment.

Calls to disassemble all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.

It was the purpose and responsibility of great minds to go forth and seek out the truth, which they believed to be founded in knowledge.

Such actions to seek knowledge and to understand what information we already knew were captured by the Latin phrase "sapere aude" or "dare to know", after Immanuel Kant used it in his essay An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?

The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will seek to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will hurt.

Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources.

词组搭配

seek dead

(Brit.)used to instruct a retriever to go and look for game that has been shot

(英)去找（叫猎狗去找回打死猎物的指令）

seek one's fortune

travel somewhere in the hope of achieving wealth and success

外出寻找发迹的机会

to seek

(archaic)lacking; not yet found

(古)缺少；还没有

the end she knew, the means were to seek.
她目标明确，但实现这一目标的手段还没有找到。

far to seek

out of reach; a long way off

达不到；差得远

实用场景例句

Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.: 驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。

They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.: 他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。

to seek funding for a project: 为项目筹募资金

Highly qualified secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement): 优秀秘书求职（广告用语）。

We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.: 目前，我们正探索发展会员的新途径。

I think it's time we sought legal advice.: 我想我们现在该咨询一下律师了。

She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.: 她设法使他平静下来，然后向一位邻居求助。

They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.: 他们迅速设法远离抗议者。

attention-seeking behaviour: 为引起他人的注意而作出的行为

Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking.: 参与义务工作有助于奠定求职的基础。

They have had to seek work as labourers...: 他们只好找体力活儿干。

Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily...: 4 名在意大利大使馆寻求避难的人已经自愿离开了。

The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty...: 检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。

Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood.: 血友病患者们因为被输入了受到污染的血液而正在寻求赔偿。

Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement...: 在签订任何协定之前一定要先征求法律专业人士的意见。

On important issues, they seek a second opinion...: 在重要问题上，他们会征求别人的看法。

He also denied that he would seek to annex the country...: 他还否认会试图吞并该国。

Moscow is seeking to slow the growth of Russian inflation.: 俄罗斯政府正力图遏制本国的通货膨胀。

You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.: 你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见.

How can we seek out a really good person for the job?: 我们怎能找到一个真正适当的人来做这项工作?

It is not allowed to use one's power to seek privileges.: 不允许把职权变成特权.

Seek for an experienced scientist to fill the post.: 找一位有经验的科学家来担当此职.

Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.: 寻求正义的人历尽艰辛,也决不能肯定他们就能找到正义.

You must seek redress in the law courts.: 你应当通过法律途径要求赔偿.

He is to seek in ability.: 他缺乏能力.