| 词汇 | search |
| 释义 | fishing expedition n. an exploratory search for facts. (This involves asking questions with no preconceived notion of what the answers might reveal.)The lawyer was on a fishing expedition. There was no real wrong committed to justify a lawsuit.Your honor, counsel is just on a clumsy fishing expedition. I move for dismissal. gun for someone in. to be looking for someone, not necessarily with a gun.Bruno is gunning for Max.The French prof is gunning for you. on the prowl mod. looking for someone for sexual purposes, in the manner of a prowling cat.Tom looks like he is on the prowl again tonight.That whole gang of boys is on the prowl. Watch out. scrounge (around [for someone or something]) in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place.Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don't you?I don't think there is anybody who will go with me, but I'll scrounge around.Ask John to scrounge around for a wrench. scrounge someone or something up tr. to get someone or something somehow.I scrounged a doctor up in the middle of the night.See if you can scrounge up a new carburetor by noon. snoop in. to prowl around looking for something.What are you snooping around here for?Somebody was around here snooping and asking questions. toss tr. to search someone. (Underworld.)The cops tossed him and found nothing.The feds have a special way of tossing somebody for drugs. search verb to try to buy illegal drugs US, 1997search out search out sth/sb • search sth/sb out to spend a long time looking someone or something before finding them: NATO pilots were ordered to search out heavy weapons and destroy them. At eighteen I decided it was time to search out my biological mother.■ SIMILAR TO: locate formal search for search for sth • search sth for sth to try to find a solution to a problem or an explanation for something: The money will be used to search for a cure for cancer. Police searched the apartment for clues to the murder.■ SIMILAR TO: seek search through search through sth to look at several things, or the containers that hold these things, because you want to find something in particular: He's searched through all his papers but still can't find the receipt. Police patrolled the Bogota airport and searched through journalists' bags.■ SIMILAR TO: look through go in search of the golden fleeceTo embark on an adventure, often one that is very dangerous or challenging. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts went on a quest to find the golden fleece of a winged ram. The fossil hunters' descent into the cave is like the modern version of going in search of the golden fleece! search high and low (for someone or something)To look absolutely everywhere for someone or something. We've been searching high and low for an apartment we can afford, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. I searched high and low, but I couldn't find my passport anywhere. search high and lowTo look intently for something, usually in many different places. I've searched high and low for that old photo album, but I can't find it anywhere. search meA response when one does not know the answer to a question. A: "How long has this milk been in the fridge?" B: "Search me. Check the expiration date." A: "When's Ali's birthday?" B: "Search me!" search (one's) soulTo carefully consider or think about one's own emotions about or motivations for something. We're asking upper management to search their souls and realize that this decision will negatively impact every employee in the company. I know you're hurt right now, but search your soul—you know that breaking up was the right thing to do. search (one's) conscienceTo carefully consider or think about one's own motivations for doing something. We're asking upper management to search their consciences and realize that this decision will negatively impact every employee in the company. I know you're hurt right now, but search your conscience—you don't want to go through with this. search (one's) heartTo carefully consider or think about one's own emotions about or motivations for something. We're asking upper management to search their hearts and realize that this decision will negatively impact every employee in the company. I know you're hurt right now, but search your heart—you know that breaking up was the right thing to do. in search of (something)Hunting, seeking, or searching for something. I'm going to town in search of a new book to read. The border is always filled with refugees in search of a better future. search for (someone or something)To hunt, seek, or try to discover something. We've been searching for locations to shoot our new film. The border is always filled with refugees searching for a better future. search outTo hunt, seek, or try to discover someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "search" and "out." We've been searching out locations to shoot our new film. I have to search Sarah out to get the administrator password to the computer. search after (someone or something)To try to locate or endeavor to obtain someone or something. We've been searching after a new HR manager, but so far the none of the candidates have been the right fit. I'm searching after a computer that can render a lot of complex 3D models. search through (something or some place)To look through some place or thing, as in an effort to find something. There are dozens of children in this town who spend their days searching through the dump for something to eat. I searched through the contract, but could find no mention of the rates we had already agreed upon. go out in search of (someone or something)To depart in order to seek or search for someone or something. The entire neighborhood has gone out in search of the missing child. I'm going out in search of a new book to read. go out in search of someone or somethingto leave to find someone or something. I went out in search of someone to help me. Mary went out in search of Gloria. go over something with a fine-tooth comband search something with a fine-tooth comb; go through something with a fine-tooth combFig. to search through something very carefully. I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb. I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring. hunt high and low (for someone or something)and look high and low (for someone or something); search high and low (for someone or something)Fig. to look carefully in every possible place for someone or something. We looked high and low for the right teacher. The Smiths are searching high and low for the home of their dreams. in quest of someone or somethingand in search of someone or somethingseeking or hunting something; trying to find something. They went into town in quest of a reasonably priced restaurant. Monday morning I'll go out in search of a job. search after someone or somethingto look for someone or something. (Perhaps over a long period of time.) We searched after a suitable candidate for weeks. I am searching after a part for my '57 Chevy. search for someone or somethingto look very hard for someone or something. I searched for Ted everywhere, but he was already gone. I have searched for my glasses high and low. search high and low(for someone or something) Go to hunt high and low (for someone or something). Search me.Inf. I do not know.; You can search my clothing and my person, but you won't find the answer to your question anywhere near me. (The two words have equal stress.) Jane: What time does Mary's flight get in? Sally: Search me. John: What kind of paint should I use on this fence? Bill: Search me. search someone for somethingto feel, touch, pat, frisk, or examine electronically a person's body, looking for something hidden underneath the clothes. The police searched the suspect for hidden weapons. The airport guard used an electronic instrument to search the passengers for weapons. search someone or something outto seek and find someone or something. I will search Fred out. I know he's here somewhere. We have to search out the key to the safe-deposit box. search something for someone or somethingto examine something, looking for someone or something. Everyone searched the house for little Wally, but he was not to be found. I searched all my coat pockets for the note, but I didn't find it. search through somethingto examine all the things found in something. I searched through my books for the answer. My drawers were searched through thoroughly. in search ofAlso, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s. search meI don't know the answer to that, as in Where's John?-Search me, I haven't seen him for weeks. This expression in effect means "you can investigate me completely for the information you want but you won't find it." [Slang; c. 1900] search high and lowIf you search high and low for something, you search everywhere for it. I've searched high and low and I still can't find that book. Note: You can use the verbs hunt or look instead of search. I've hunted high and low for the photos, but I can't find them. search meINFORMALYou say search me when someone asks you a question and you want to emphasize that you do not know the answer. `So why did he get interested all of a sudden?' — `Search me.' search me!I do not know (used for emphasis). informalsearch your ˈheart/ˈsoul/ˈconscience(formal) think carefully about your feelings or your reasons for doing something: If I searched my heart I’d probably find that I don’t always tell the truth. ▶ ˈheart-searching, ˈsoul-searching nouns: His divorce forced him to do a lot of soul-searching.ˌsearch ˈme(spoken) I don’t know; I’ve no idea: ‘What’s the capital of Queensland?’ ‘Search me!’search forv. To conduct a thorough investigation for someone or something; seek someone or something: The police are searching for the missing student. search outv. To seek and find someone or something: I managed to search out an old jazz album. She lost his address, but she was able to search him out using the Internet. Search me sent. I don’t know. (There is a heavy stress on both words.) TOM: How do crickets make that chirping noise? BILL: Search me. You can search me. How should I know? search meSlang Used by a speaker to indicate that he or she does not have an answer to a question just asked. |
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