Refugees run hither and thither in search of safety.

难民为寻找安全四处逃奔。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.

侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。

《牛津词典》

Pirandello titled his play "Six Characters in Search of an Author."

皮兰德娄将其戏剧命名为《六个寻找作者的剧中人》。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He promised to spend his remaining years in search of designs that could make human existence on Earth easier.

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Now, this famine, which strikes Canaan as well, drives Joseph's brothers to Egypt in search of food, and Joseph doesn't reveal himself to his brothers.

现在，这场饥荒却也同样袭击了迦南，迫使约瑟夫的兄弟前往埃及寻找食物，但是约瑟夫并没有在兄弟面前暴露身份。

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And unless, you know, you've been hired to do Pirandello's Six Characters In Search Of An Author, this is not a great thing, because you get something that is really confusing.

可能一点关系也没有,要是你拍的是皮兰德娄的荒诞名剧,《六个找寻作家的角色》,那可能是件好事,因为你得到的是一个足够混乱的结果。

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Now Assouline is at it again, in search of investors for a new development in China.

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Everyone knows the game is rigged for the house, but they play on in search of a tell.

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That has not deterred her from her next project: reforesting acres stripped by those in search of firewood.

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