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

• 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。
• 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。
• In that leafy, flowery, bushy time, to look for any one in this garden was like playing at "hide-and-seek".
  在这树密枝长叶茂花繁的时节，要在这个花果园里寻找谁，简直就象玩“捉迷藏”一样了。
• I was inclined to look for a situation where books were provided.
  我倾向于找一个能提供书籍的地方。
• Ed: I have to look for a new job.
  艾德：我得找份新工作。
• I was just going to look for you and here you are.
  我正要找你，恰好你来了。
• That's nice for me, too, since I continually look for cool new things to show students.
  这对我来说也非常好，因为我在不断地寻找很棒的新事物来展示给学生。
• 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。
• Look for software that's flexible enough for a range of abilities.
  寻找功能多、适用性强的软件。
• They look for foods that are low in calories.
  他们要找低卡路里的食物。