seeking

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. 尋找[正式]
They have had to seek work as labourers. 他們只好找體力活來做。
Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. 到意大利大使館尋求避難的四個(gè)人已經(jīng)自愿離開了。
2. V-T When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it. 謀求[正式]
The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty. 原告已警告說他們會(huì)努力爭(zhēng)取死刑。
3. V-T If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it. 請(qǐng)求; 征求[正式]
Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement. 在簽訂任何協(xié)議之前，一定要征求法律專家的意見。
On important issues, they seek a second opinion. 在重要問題上，他們都征求別人的意見。
4. V-T If you seek to do something, you try to do it. 力圖; 設(shè)法[正式]
He also denied that he would seek to annex the country. 他還否認(rèn)了他企圖并吞該國(guó)。