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BNC: 591 COCA: 668

seek

Word family 
seek /siːk/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL verb (past tensepst and past participlepp sought /sɔːt $ sɒːt/) [transitiveT]  
1  formal to try to achieve or get something 寻求；谋求
 Do you think the president will seek re-election?
你认为总统会谋求连任吗？
seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc
 Thousands of people crossed the border, seeking refuge from the war.
成千上万的人穿过边境寻求庇护，躲避战争。
seek revenge/damages/compensation etc
 He sought revenge against Surkov for separating him from his wife and son.
苏尔科夫害得他妻离子散，他要报复。
seek to do something
 Local schools are seeking to reduce the dropout rate.
当地学校在寻找办法降低辍学率。
attention-seeking/publicity-seeking 吸引别人注意/寻求知名度
2  seek (somebody’s) advice/help/assistance etc formalASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingADVISE to ask someone for advice or help 征求（某人的）意见/请求（某人的）帮助/援助等
 If the symptoms persist, seek medical advice.
如症状持续，请咨询医生。
Examples from the Corpus
seek (somebody’s) advice/help/assistance etc• She can walk into a family planning clinic and seek assistance.• They had sought my advice, and I had recommended this machine.• Almost three years since she sought help for the severe seizures, Harlan had her surgery.• The more Marcus thought about it, the more he realized that he would have to seek help from Fanshawe.• It will normally be necessary to seek expert advice on the realisable values of all the major assets.• Abdominal complaints Abdomen: When to seek advice Urgently, Right now!
3  LOOK FOR written to look for someone or something 寻找，寻求 SYN look for
 new graduates seeking employment
正在求职的刚毕业的大学生
 Attractive woman, 27, seeks male, 25-35, for fun and friendship.
魅力女性，27岁，欲觅25-35岁男子为友，同玩共乐，发展友情。
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In everyday English, people usually say that they are looking for someone or something rather than seeking someone or something: 在日常英语中,人们一般说looking for someone或something ,而不是seeking someone或something
What kind of job are you looking for?
你在找什么样的工作？
4  seek your fortune literaryTRY TO DO OR GET something to go to another place hoping to gain success and wealth 寻找成功致富之路，闯世界
 Coles came to the Yukon in the 1970s to seek his fortune.
科尔斯在20世纪70年代来到育空地区寻找致富的机会。
Examples from the Corpus
seek your fortune• Coles came to the Yukon in the 1970s to seek his fortune.• A fatherless, penniless boy - possessed of great determination, faith, and courage - seeks his fortune.• But trade was slack so he made his way to London to seek his fortune.• When he reached the age of reason, I confidently sent him forth to seek his fortune.• Full also on the outgoing journeys with emigrants about to seek their fortune in London.• The lesser ones probably opted to seek their fortune in the clothing trade.• A succession of scandals finally persuaded his father that William must seek his fortune overseas.
5  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move naturally towards something or into a particular position 自然地向…移动
 Water seeks its own level.
水往低处流。
6 seek somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v LOOK FORto try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult 找出，找到
 Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them.
我们的任务是要找到敌人并把他们消灭。
Examples from the Corpus
seek out• In which case, I may have to seek you out.• Most jokes seem to seek me out.• Leaders on Capitol Hill virtually put all other business on hold as it sought to hammer out a debt ceiling increase.• Why, then, do so many experts seek to stamp out fear?• Mones often sought me out for help with his written work.• Why had Kingsley sought him out this morning, far out here in the bush?• Christie and Geis also sought to find out why people differ on the Machiavellian scale.• He sought her out with his hands but she pushed him away as if he would hurt her and no reassurance satisfied her.
→ heat-seeking, hide-and-seek, self-seeking, sought-after
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
nouns
seek help
He sought help from the police.
seek advice/information
If in any doubt, seek the advice of a senior officer.
seek support/approval
He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal.
seek permission
They are seeking permission to build 200 new houses.
seek refuge/asylum/shelter (=try to find somewhere safe)
They sought refuge inside the castle.
seek election/re-election (=try to be elected or re-elected)
He hasn’t decided whether to seek re-election.
seek compensation/damages (=ask for money because of something bad you have suffered)
The other two may seek compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
seek revenge
Dafoe plays a computer mastermind who seeks revenge on his former employer.
adverbs
actively
The university is actively seeking new funds.
desperately
They ran in all directions, desperately seeking escape.
Examples from the Corpus
seek• In his lawsuit, Wyman is seeking $12 million in damages from his former employers.• The Carsons sought advice from their lawyer.• Each person has never sought an honour or payment for their selfless work, preferring quietly to get on with the job.• Or shall we seek comfort in the language of religion?• The number of needy Americans seeking emergency food and shelter increased by 7% last year.• Economics graduate, aged 25, with business experience, seeks interesting part-time work in the West London area.• If you are at all worried about your symptoms, you should seek medical advice.• Take two tablets every four hours. If symptoms persist, seek medical advice.• Do you think the President will seek re-election?• It presumes that reality is dynamic rather than static, and therefore seeks relationships between ideas, to aim at synthesis.• The government is seeking support from teachers for its latest education reforms.• The counsellor should seek to be as warm, supportive and caring as possible.• It seeks to put legislative power directly into the hands of the people and circumvent the long-standing institutions of representative government.• Significantly, almost 66 % of the patients reported previously seeking treatment from other physicians for their erectile dysfunction.• Holding elections to seek voter approval of existing taxes and fees is another expense.
seek re-election• Also pictured is Annie Gallagher, who did not seek re-election.• Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for a second-term without ever having publicly declared his intention to seek re-election.• D., who is seeking re-election.• He too is thought not to be seeking re-election.• His son Kieran then succeeded him and retained his seat there until 1989 when he did not seek re-election.• Presidential elections are scheduled in December, and Kim is barred by law from seeking re-election.• However some colleagues fear his decision not to seek re-election illustrates a deep unhappiness within middle ranks of the party.• The law bars 26 veteran legislators, including the Democratic leaders of both houses, from seeking re-election next year.
From Longman Business Dictionary
seekseek /siːk/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp sought) /sɔːtsɒːt/ [transitiveT]
to try to get or achieve something
Even while takeover talks were in progress, the company sought other potential buyers.
Benefit claimants are asked to prove they are activelyseeking work.
seek to do something
The directors sought to expand the business through speculation.
—seeker noun [countableC]
A fall in the number of youngjob-seekers is expected.
Origin seek
Old English secan
seek verb →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 591 COCA: 668
seek

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SEEK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤aggressively, avidly, eagerly, keenly (especially BrE) 極力地追求；熱切地尋找；急迫地尋找；如飢似渴地追求▸➤actively積極尋找◇people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) 失業並在努力找工作的人➤desperately, urgently不顧一切地／急切地尋找◇He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拚命想辦法再見她一面。➤deliberately有意尋求◇He deliberately sought to expand his country's influence on the region.他處心積慮地尋找機會擴大自己國家對該地區的影響。➤always, consistently, constantly, continually一直／持續／不斷／繼續尋找➤initially起初尋找◇They initially sought to blame others for the disaster.他們一開始想把這次失敗的責任歸咎他人。➤currently目前正在尋找◇The developer is currently seeking funding for the project.開發商目前正在為這個項目尋求資金支持。➤successfully成功找到▸➤in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly徒勞地尋找；未能找到◇We sought in vain for a solution.我們想找個解決辦法，卻是徒勞無功。VERB + SEEK➤continue to繼續尋找PREPOSITION➤for尋找⋯◇We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down.我們正在尋找一種可以降低成本的替代材料。➤in在⋯中尋找◇the answers she sought in those books她在那些書中搜尋的答案PHRASES➤highly sought after爭相獲得的◇Jobs in Paris are highly sought after.巴黎的工作崗位很緊俏。
BNC: 591 COCA: 668
seek verb
⇨ seek (seek work) ⇨ ask 2 (seek advice/help) ⇨ look 2 (Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.) ⇨ try 1 (seek to find an answer) seek

verb

seek ♦︎ pursue ♦︎ go after sthThese words all mean to try to achieve sth. 这些词均表示寻求、追求。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to seek / go after a job◆to actively / successfully seek / pursue sth◆to be currently seeking / pursuing sth■ seek (sought, sought) [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to try to obtain or achieve sth 寻求；谋求；争取◆We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.目前我们正探索增加会员人数的新途径。◆She fled the country and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.她逃离了那个国家，目前正在瑞典寻求政治避难。◆ (especially BrE) To receive the benefit, you have to be actively seeking work.要想得到这种福利，你必须积极找工作。■ pursue pəˈsjuː; NAmE pərˈsuː[transitive] (formal) to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time 追求；致力于；贯彻◆She wishes to pursue a medical career.她希望从事医疗工作。◆I decided the matter was not worth pursuing.我认定这件事不值得去追求。◆How can we most effectively pursue these aims?我们怎样才能最有效地贯彻这些宗旨呢？  see also pursuit ⇨ search ■ ˌgo ˈafter sth

phrasal verb

(goes, went, gone) (rather informal) to try to get sth 谋求某事（或某物）◆We're both going after the same job.我们俩在谋求同一份工作。◆These days I only go after a story I think is really worthwhile.如今我只寻求自己认为真正有价值的新闻报道。
BNC: 591 COCA: 668

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