Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1690
search
搜索；搜寻；查找
An act of looking for something or someone.
- 1.
An attempt to find something.
寻找某物的尝试。
- 2.
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
彻底寻找某物或某人的活动
- 3.
The act of searching in general.
一般意义上的搜索行为。
- 4.
an investigation seeking answers
寻求答案的调查
- 5.
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
确定一组项目是否具有特定属性的操作
调查；探究；检索；查询；寻找某物的尝试。；彻底寻找某物或某人的活动；一般意义上的搜索行为。
In use
The police conducted a thorough search of the building.
After an extensive search, they finally found the missing documents.
The database allows you to perform a search by keyword.
a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
the outcome justified the search
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。
in search of sth
in search of 是固定搭配，整体作状语，意为“为了寻找……”。
Connections
Collocations
- search for
- 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。
- search party
- 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。
- search warrant
- 搜查令
- The police need a search warrant to enter the house.警方进入房屋需要搜查令。
- search engine
- 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。
- search results
- 搜索结果
- The search results were not helpful.搜索结果没什么用。
- search box
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'search' (ending /ɜːrtʃ/). No common lookalikes with different pronunciation are listed.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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