Searching
“Searching” 是 search 的现在分词或动名词,指为了找到某物而查看、询问或检索(含网络搜索)。作形容词时可表“探寻的、锐利的”,如 searching questions(一针见血的问题)。
- “She spent an hour searching for her passport.” (她花了一小时找护照。)
- “Try searching the keyword in the help center.” (试着在帮助中心搜这个关键词。)
- “He gave her a searching look before answering.” (回答前,他锐利地看了她一眼。)
来自古法语 cerchier,与拉丁语 circare(四处走动)有关联。
“searching” = “search” + “-ing”。
数字时代 searching online 几乎等同于“谷歌一下”;文学里 searching soul 表示内心拷问。
- 固定搭配: “searching for answers” (寻找答案), “job searching” (找工作), “searching gaze” (审视的目光)。
把 search 想成在文件堆里“翻找”(s + earch 谐音“搜寻”)。
“While searching the attic, they found a box of letters from the 1940s.” (在阁楼搜寻时,他们发现了一盒二十世纪四十年代的书信。)