look for是个及物动词,后跟宾语,look for sth意为寻找某物。区别于find(找到),find 重在结果,已经找到,而look for重在一个寻找的动作。
look for与find的区别
1)look for意为“寻找”,是有目的地找,强调“寻找”这一动作。如:
—What are you looking for?
你在找什么?
—Im looking for my bike.
我在找我的自行车。
2)find意为“找到”“发现”,强调“找”的结果,其宾语往往是某个丢失的东西或人。如:
—Did you find Li Ming yesterday?
你昨天找到李明了吗?
—No,we looked for him everywhere,but didnt find him.
没有。我们到处找了,但没有找到他。
例句:
1.immediately He began to look for another position immediately.
他马上开始寻找另一个职位。
2.Help me look for her before she bleeds out in one of our bathrooms.
在她在洗手间出血生亡前帮我找找她
3.The dark night gave me a pair of black eyes, but I use them to look forbrightness.
黑夜给了我一双黑色的眼睛,我却用它们寻找光明。