seek /si:k/ vt. & vi. (sought) 1.追求，寻找：seek common ground 求共识；seek employment 找工作； seek financial aid 寻求财政援助 2. 设法，企图(跟不定式)：seek to compromise 试图采取折衷方法  3. 用于短语动词 seek for 找寻，寻求：seek for mutual understanding 寻求相互理解 seek after 寻求，设法得到：seek after truth 寻求真理 seek out 寻找直至找到：She tried to seek out her real mother when she discovered she was adopted.当发现自己是收养的时候，她就决心要找到自己的生母。