| 单词 | seek out! |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseek out! b. In imperative as a call to a dog to search for game, etc. Also seek out! (See quots.) Cf. sick v.2 ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > signals > signal [verb (intransitive)] > call to hounds hollo1613 yoicka1828 yoax1828 seek1840 yoicks1840 to seek dead1850 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports 805 Back! returns the dog to your heels. Seek out! sends him off again in quest of game... Go seek! should be impressed on the dog's memory as an order to look for something supposed to be actually lost, or a bird you think is wounded. 1848 W. N. Hutchinson Dog Breaking 21 Then say ‘seek’ and, without your accompanying him he will search for what you have previously hidden. 1928 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 64 Go seek, boy! It's Dinah! Seek! 1968 P. N. Walker Carnaby & Gaolbreakers xix. 178 ‘Seek,’ and the two police dogs were cast about the mini car. < as lemmas |
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