单词 | in search of(on a search for) |
释义 | search , in ~ of : on a ~ for — 910 这两个短语介词同义,都作“探索”或“寻找”讲,只是 in search of 多半强调目的,而 on a search for 则多半强调手段。 例如: The last few years of his life were spent in travelling from place to place in search of health. 为了健康,他晚年的最后几年都花在到处去旅行上。(着眼于目的) They set out to sail upon the sea on a search for buried treasure. 他们出海航行去寻找被埋藏的财宝。(着眼于手段) |
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