寻找，寻求
联想拓展
in one’s/a/the search for=in search of 寻找;寻求
make a search of 搜查……
search for sb./sth. 寻找某人/某物
search sb./sth. out 找出某人/某物
search sb./sth.(for sb./sth.)
搜查某人/某物(以搜寻到某人/某物)
易混辨析
search/search for/search ...for/in search of
search vt. search sb.意为“搜身”，search sp.意为“在……中搜查”。
search for 意为“寻找”，指搜寻某个特定的目标，相当于look for。
search ...for 意为“搜查某人或某地以寻找某物”。
in search of 意为“寻找”，作目的状语，后接寻找的对象或目标。
例句
The police searched the house for the stolen jewellry.
警察搜查那栋房屋，寻找被偷的宝石。
I looked everywhere in search of my lost pen.
我四处寻找我丢失的钢笔。
They searched the guard at the gate.
他们在门口搜查了那个士兵。
I searched everywhere for the lost pen.
我到处找丢失的钢笔。
常见练习
(1)单项填空
They were walking around the town a place for the party. (2009·12·江苏扬州中学检测)
A. in search of B. search
C. searching of D. searched for
(2)完成句子 (原创)
①警察到处搜捕他。最终他被抓住了，现在警察正在对他进行搜身。
The police him everywhere. He was caught at last and now the police are him.
②显然，已经有人搜过他的房子——那本书不见了。
His house had clearly been and the book was missing.
解析：(1) 选A。in search of为介词短语，意为“寻找”，符合句意。B、D两项动词形式不正确;无C项search of这种搭配。故选A项。
(2)①searched for;searching ②searched