•The police searched the woods for the missing boy.员警在树林中搜寻失踪的孩子。

•She searched his face for some sign of forgiveness, but it remained expressionless.她仔细端详他的脸，想看出些许表示原谅的神情，但他脸上仍然毫无表情。

•He searched (in/through) his pockets for some change.他翻遍口袋想找些零钱。

•I've searched high and low (= everywhere) , but I can't find my birth certificate.我到处找，却怎么也找不到我的出生证明。

•The detectives searched the house from top to bottom (= all over it) , but they found no sign of the stolen goods.侦探在屋子里到处搜寻，但失窃物品仍不见踪影。

•Philosophers have searched for millennia but they haven't found the meaning of life.数千年来，哲学家一直在思索人生的意义，却还没找到答案。

•The men were searched for drugs and then released.那些男子被搜身，看是否藏有毒品，然后被释放。

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•"Where's Jack?" "Search me!"“杰克在哪里？”“我怎么知道！”

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•Despite the warm weather, we searched out some snow and went skiing.尽管天气很暖和，我们还是找到了雪地，就去滑雪了。

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•After a long search, they eventually found the missing papers.找了很长时间之后，他们终于找到了遗失的文件。

•We're doing a computer search for all words beginning with 'high'.我们在用电脑搜寻以 high 开头的所有词。

•The police carried out/conducted/made a thorough/exhaustive search of the premises, but they failed to find any drugs.员警对这所住宅进行了彻底搜查，但没有发现任何毒品。

•the search for happiness对幸福的思考

•She was shot by a sniper when she went out in search of firewood.她在外出寻找柴火时被狙击手射中。