seek

1. V-T If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. 寻找[正式]

They have had to seek work as labourers. 他们只好找体力活来做。

Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. 到意大利大使馆寻求避难的四个人已经自愿离开了。

2. V-T When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it. 谋求[正式]

The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty. 原告已警告说他们会努力争取死刑。

3. V-T If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it. 请求; 征求[正式]

Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement. 在签订任何协议之前，一定要征求法律专家的意见。

On important issues, they seek a second opinion. 在重要问题上，他们都征求别人的意见。

4. V-T If you seek to do something, you try to do it. 力图; 设法[正式]

He also denied that he would seek to annex the country. 他还否认了他企图并吞该国。