Fannie 发表于 2020-7-10 02:09:03

看美剧学英语高频短语:In search of

In search of:Hunting, seeking, or trying to find someone or something;an attempt to find someone or something.As in She was shot by a sniper when she went out in search of firewood.


中文释义:in search of 意为"寻找", 作目的状语,后接寻找的对象或目标; 指怀着发现某物的希望而认真、深入地寻找或调查,多指搜索、检查犯罪的人或违禁的、丢失的东西。例句:The police searched the house for the stolen jewellry.(警察搜查那栋房屋,寻找被偷的宝石。)另外须知:in one’s/a/the search for=in search of 寻找;寻求。

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