seek for,search for,hunt for,cast about寻求；谋求

seek for,search for,huntfor,cast about

1.seek refuge.庇护；收容所，救济

seek revenge报复/ seek damages寻求损害赔偿

2.seekmedical advice. 咨询医生。seekprofessional legal advice征求法律专家的意见。seek hisfortune. 寻找他的未来。

seek to do sth

[例] Local schools are seeking to reducethe dropout rate. 当地学校在寻找办法降低辍学率。

3.written tolook for someone or something

【书面】 寻找，寻求

Search--an attempt to find someone or something

寻找，查找；搜寻，搜查

search for survivors. 对幸存者的搜寻。

search one's house搜家tosearch a village在村庄里搜寻

[例] Police have carried out a search ofhis home. 警方对他家进行了搜查。

 名词launch/mount a search(=start a search) 开始搜寻,展开搜寻carry out a search 进行搜查

[例] Police have carried out a search ofhis home. 警方对他家进行了搜查。

raid 

•Policefound weapons when they raided his home. 警方突击搜查他家时发现了武)

· calloff/abandon a search 停止/放弃搜寻

·  in search of寻找；探求，追求make a search for找；寻求

· Hunt for，

· This is just the thing I am hunting for.这正是我在找的东西.

They’ve beenhunting for you everywhere.他们一直在到处找你.
find out 
Have you found out his address?你查到他的住址了吗?
Please find out when the train leaves.请打听一下火车什么时候开.
cast about

cast about (for)四处寻找，设法找到：

She cast about for some excuse for refusinghis proposal.

她设法寻找拒绝他求婚的借口。

The dogs cast about,seeking the scent. 

那些狗嗅来嗅去，寻找踪迹。

设法；筹划：

They cast about to solve this problem.

他们设法解决这个问题。

look for   寻找，一般性的 ，比较常用