look for 详细解释

look for

v.寻找, 寻求, 期待

寻找

She is looking for her lost child.

她正在寻找失踪的孩子。

词义辨析

同义参见:

seek  search  fish  prospect  await  expect  pan  

英英释义

动词 look for:

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

同义词：search, seek

be excited or anxious about

同义词：anticipate, look to

补充

look forlook for1.寻找(某人或某物)Why are the police looking for you?为什么警察在四处找你?Some birds are looking for food.有些鸟在寻找食物。2.〈口〉找(麻烦); 找(苦头)吃That foolish fellow is looking for trouble.那个愚蠢的家伙在自找麻烦。3.希望得到It's too soon yet to look for results.要想知道结果那还太早。

例句

1. I'm looking for my passport.我在找我的护照。 2. He is always looking for ways to cut costs.他一直在想方设法削减成本。 3. She's been looking for work for three months now.她找了三个月的工作了。 4. He began to look for a new job immediately after he was fired.他被解雇后立即开始寻找一份新工作。 5. To look for a needle in a haystack.大海捞针。 6. We never looked for such a surprising result.我们没有料到结果会如此令人惊讶。 7. You're looking for trouble if you don't pay your taxes.如果你不纳税，你是在自找麻烦。 8. We had to wait while he looked for his keys.他找钥匙时，我们只能等着。 9. I've looked everywhere for my keys but I still can't find them.我到处都找遍了，还是没有找到我的钥匙。 10. She's looking for a new job.她在找新工作。 11. look for a word in the dictionary在词典中查一个词 12. The police continue to look for the escaped prisoners.警方继续搜寻那些逃犯。 13. "His taste is—what's the word I'm looking for?—I know, “eclectic.”"他的兴趣爱好——我找个什么词来形容呢？——想起来了，“五花八门”。 14. We're looking for better days in the future.我们盼望着将来的日子会更好。 15. Don't bother looking for me anytime too soon.别以为我很快就会到。 16. You can look for me to arrive around noon.我大约中午到达。 17. Economists are looking for the economy to improve in the next few months.经济学家期待今后几个月内经济形势会有所好转。 18. I could tell that he was looking for trouble as soon as he came in.他一进门我就知道他是来找麻烦的。

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