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单词 in search of
释义

in search of

phrase
If you go in search of something or someone, you try to find them.
Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul.
The law already denies entry to people in search of better economic opportunities.
Synonyms: seeking, looking for, hunting for, in pursuit of More Synonyms of in search of
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in search of in American English

making a search for; trying to find, learn, etc. by searching
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Examples of 'in search of' in a sentence
in search of

Now it skimmed the Pacific's long gray swells like some enormous seagull in search of prey.
Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (1993)

Chinese translation of 'in search of'

in search of

  1. 寻(尋)求 (xúnqiú)
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Nearby words of
in search of

  • in sb's presence
  • in sb's shadow
  • in sb's/sth's place
  • in search of
  • in secrecy
  • in secret
  • in self-defence
(phrase) 
She went in search of Jean-Paul.
Synonyms
seeking
looking for
hunting for
in pursuit of
on the lookout for
chasing after
on the track of
making inquiries concerning
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Nearby words of
in search of

  • in reserve
  • in respect of or with respect to
  • in ruins
  • in search of
  • in season
  • in secret
  • in service

Synonyms of 'in search of'

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