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searched

UK //sɜːtʃt//US //sɜːrtʃt//

词源

源自中古英语 'cerchier',来自古法语 'cerchier',最终源自拉丁语 'circare'(意为'绕行,四处走动'),与 'circle' 同源。

verb

❶ 指通过仔细查看或检查来寻找某人或某物,常用于描述在某个范围或区域内进行系统性的查找行为。

“The police searched the house for evidence.”

(警察搜查了房子寻找证据。)

“She searched her bag for the missing keys.”

(她在包里翻找丢失的钥匙。)

❶ 指通过思考或探索来寻找答案、解决方案或理解某事,强调深入或努力的过程。

“She searched her memory for the name of the old song.”

(她在记忆中搜寻那首老歌的名字。)

“The scientist searched for a cure to the disease.”

(科学家努力寻找治疗这种疾病的方法。)

同义词:looked for, hunted, explored, examined, investigated

常见短语

searched high and low — 指到处寻找,形容非常彻底或尽一切可能地搜寻某物或某人。

“I've searched high and low for my passport but still can't find it.”

(我到处都找遍了还是找不到我的护照。)