seeker

B2 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #13989

n. 搜索者, 探求者 [法] 搜索人, 搜查人

发音

UK /ˈsiːkə/
其它
US /ˈsikəɹ/

词形变化

seekers 复数 seekers

教材释义与例句

名词

探求者；搜查人

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    One who seeks.

  2. 2.

    Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.

  3. 3.

    In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

searcher quester

上位词 5

actor worker missile projectile doer

下位词 3

hunter finder gadabout

相关短语

asylum seeker n. 寻求（政治）避难者 attention seeker fortune seeker bone seeker pleasure seeker n. 追求享乐的人 [网络] 寻欢者；叛逆者乐团；享乐型 rosette seeker thrill seeker job seeker n. 求职者

词源

From Middle English sekar, sekere (also sechar, sechere), equivalent to seek + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Säiker (“seeker”), West Frisian syker (“seeker”), Dutch zoeker (“seeker”), German Low German Söker (“seeker”), German Sucher (“seeker”).

来源：wiktionary