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a search for sth
search 常与 for 连用，表示“对……的搜寻”，for 后接寻找的目标。
The search for the missing hikers continued for days.
对失踪徒步者的搜寻持续了数日。
搜索；搜寻；查找
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搜索；搜寻；查找
An act of looking for something or someone.
The search for the missing hikers continued for days.
对失踪徒步者的搜寻持续了数日。
寻找某物的尝试。
An attempt to find something.
彻底寻找某物或某人的活动
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
一般意义上的搜索行为。
The act of searching in general.
寻求答案的调查
an investigation seeking answers
The police conducted a thorough search of the building.
警方对大楼进行了彻底搜查。
AI contextual example
After an extensive search, they finally found the missing documents.
经过大量搜寻，他们最终找到了丢失的文件。
AI contextual example
The database allows you to perform a search by keyword.
该数据库允许你通过关键词进行搜索。
AI contextual example
a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
彻底搜查账本后一无所获。
WordNet
search 常与 for 连用，表示“对……的搜寻”，for 后接寻找的目标。
The search for the missing hikers continued for days.
对失踪徒步者的搜寻持续了数日。
in search of 是固定搭配，整体作状语，意为“为了寻找……”。
She moved to the city in search of better opportunities.
她搬到城里寻找更好的机会。
carry out a search of 强调对某个地点或范围进行系统性搜查。
Police carried out a search of the building.
警方对该建筑进行了搜查。
Not this
I have done search for the report.
Use this
I have done a search for the report.
search 作名词时是可数名词，表示“一次搜索”需要冠词，且 do a search 是固定搭配，不能省略 a。
Not this
I have done a search of the missing files.
Use this
I have done a search for the missing files.
search 后接想找到的对象时用介词 for；of 常表示被搜查的地点或范围，如 a search of the room。因此“找丢失的文件”要说 a search for the missing files。
Not this
She has done many search online.
Use this
She has done many searches online.
search 是可数名词，复数形式是 searches；many 后必须接复数名词，不能沿用单数 search。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……的搜寻
The search for the missing child lasted three days.
对失踪儿童的搜寻持续了三天。
搜索队
A search party was sent to find the lost hikers.
一支搜索队被派去寻找迷路的徒步旅行者。
搜查令
The police need a search warrant to enter the house.
警方进入房屋需要搜查令。
搜索引擎
You can use a search engine to find the answer.
你可以用搜索引擎找到答案。
搜索结果
The search results were not helpful.
搜索结果没什么用。
搜索框
Type your question in the search box.
在搜索框中输入你的问题。
我不知道，我哪儿知道
Search me, I have no idea where he went.
我不知道，我完全不知道他去哪儿了。
大海捞针
Finding the lost earring in this field is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
在这片地里找到丢失的耳环就像大海捞针。
到处寻找，四处搜寻
I've searched high and low for my keys, but I can't find them anywhere.
我到处找我的钥匙，但哪儿也找不到。
搜寻你的感觉，你知道这是真的。
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader tells Luke to search his feelings.
在《星球大战：帝国反击战》中，达斯·维达告诉卢克要搜寻他的感觉。
Use search naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将search分解为sea（海）和arch（拱门），想象在海边的拱门下仔细寻找某物。
注册：中性。常见场景：日常物品寻找、网络搜索、学术调查等。注意：通常用于非正式和正式场合，比较中性。
作可数名词时，常与不定冠词连用；作不可数名词时，常见于短语in search of。常用介词for引出搜索对象。
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