| 词汇 | SEARCHING |
| 释义 | SEARCHING cast around for someone or something and cast about for someone or something to seek someone or something; to seek a thought or an idea. (Refers to a type of a person rather than a specific person.)John is casting around for a new cook. The old one quit.Bob is casting about for a new car.Mary cast about for a way to win the contest. dig someone or something up to go to great effort to find someone or something. (There is an implication that the thing or person dug up is not the most desirable, but is all that could be found.)Mary dug a date up for the dance next Friday.I dug up a recipe for roast pork with pineapple.I dug up a carpenter who doesn't charge very much. dig something out to work hard to locate something and bring it forth.They dug the contract out of the file cabinet.I dug this old suit out of a box in the attic.I dug out an old dress and wore it to the fifties party. get a line on someone or something to get an idea on how to locate someone or something; to find out about someone who can help find someone or something.I got a line on a book that might help explain what you want to know.Sally has a line on someone who could help you fix up your apartment. go on a fishing expedition to attempt to discover information.We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected. go over something with a fine-tooth comb and search something with a fine-tooth comb 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. gun for someone to be looking for someone, presumably to harm them. (Informal. Originally from western and gangster movies.)The coach is gunning for you. I think he's going to bawl you out.I've heard that the sheriff is gunning for me, so I'm getting out of town. hunt high and low (for sb or sth) and look high and low (for sb or sth); search high and low (for sb or sth) 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 pursuit of something chasing after something.Bill spends most of his time in pursuit of money.Every year Bob goes into the countryside in pursuit of butterflies. in quest of someone or something and in search of someone or something seeking 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. leave no stone unturned to search in all possible places. (As if one might find something under a rock.)Don't worry. We'll find your stolen car. We'll leave no stone unturned.In searching for a nice place to live, we left no stone unturned. look someone or something up and hunt someone or something up to search for and find someone or something.I don't know where the hammer is. I'll have to hunt it up.Ann looked the word up in the dictionary.Would you please look up John? I need to talk to him. poke around and poke about to look or search around.I've been poking around in the library looking for some statistics.I don't mind if you look in my drawer for a paper clip, but please don't poke about. run someone or something down to look for and finally find someone or something.I finally ran John Smith down. He had moved to another town.I will see if I can run down the book that you want. scare someone or something up to search for and find someone or something. (Slang.)Go out in the kitchen and scare some food up.I'll see if I can scare up somebody to fix the broken chair. scratch around (for something) to look here and there for something. (Informal.)Let me scratch around for a better bargain. Maybe I can come up with something you like.I'll scratch around for a week or two and see what I come up with. sniff someone or something out to locate someone or something.I'll see if I can sniff out the correct stylus for your stereo.Billy was lost, but by looking around, we were able to sniff him out. |
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