seek verb ⇨seek (seek work)⇨ask2 (seek advice/help)⇨look2 (Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.)⇨try1 (seek to find an answer)seek
verb
seek ♦︎ pursue ♦︎ go after sthThese words all mean to try to achieve sth.這些詞均表示尋求、追求。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to seek / go after a job◆to actively / successfully seek / pursue sth◆to be currently seeking / pursuing sth■seek(sought, sought) [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to try to obtain or achieve sth尋求;謀求;爭取◆We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.目前我們正探索增加會員人數的新途徑。◆She fled the country and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.她逃離了那個國家,目前正在瑞典尋求政治避難。◆ (especially BrE) To receive the benefit, you have to be actively seeking work.要想得到這種福利,你必須積極找工作。■pursuepəˈsjuː; NAmEpərˈsuː[transitive] (formal) to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time追求;致力於;貫徹◆She wishes to pursue a medical career.她希望從事醫療工作。◆I decided the matter was not worth pursuing.我認定這件事不值得去追求。◆How can we most effectively pursue these aims?我們怎樣才能最有效地貫徹這些宗旨呢? see also pursuit ⇨ search■ˌgo ˈafter sth
phrasal verb
(goes, went, gone) (ratherinformal) to try to get sth謀求某事(或某物)◆We're both going after the same job.我們倆在謀求同一份工作。◆These days I only go after a story I think is really worthwhile.如今我只尋求自己認爲真正有價值的新聞報道。
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