searching

adj.

1. 深挖细究的；认真彻底的
   trying to find out the truth about sth; thorough and serious
   1. a searching investigation/analysis/examination
      认真彻底的调查 / 分析 / 检查
   2. He gave her a long searching look .
      他用探究的目光久久打量着她。
   3. The police asked him some searching questions .
      警方问了他一些深入调查的问题。

1. See also: They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic. soul-searching

1. After several hours of aimless searching they were getting low on fuel.
   在几个小时漫无目的的搜寻之后，他们快没燃料了。
2. While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
   为了想法子增加家庭收入，她开始制作洋娃娃。
3. The troopers, by flashlight, were searching the immediate area.
   州警们正拿着手电筒在附近地区搜查。
4. I was searching for a pair of grey gloves to go with my new gown
   我在找一副跟我的新礼服相配的灰色手套。
5. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
   警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。
6. The police are searching for his killers
   警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。
7. While searching the house they discovered an unlicensed shotgun and a licensed rifle.
   搜查房子时，他们找到了一把无牌猎枪和一把有牌步枪。
8. From this vantage point he watched, his searching eye never missing a detail
   他从这个有利的地点观察，目光敏锐，不放过任何一个细节。
9. We spent the better part of an hour searching for her.
   我们花了近1个小时找她。
10. The rats scurry around, searching for scraps of food in the rubbish.
    老鼠乱窜，在垃圾中寻找残羹剩饭。
11. The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men
    土耳其安全部队已经开始搜寻失踪人员。
12. Nonetheless there are signs that both sides may be searching for a compromise.
    然而，有迹象表明双方可能都在寻求和解。
13. Relief workers are still searching through collapsed buildings looking for victims.
    救援人员仍然在倒塌的建筑中搜寻罹难者。
14. Traditional Spanish food is delicious and its specialities are worth searching out
    传统的西班牙食品美味可口，其特色菜肴值得寻访。
15. They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic.
    他们深入询问了她一些有关伦理学和逻辑学的问题。
16. When searching for a job Adrian favours networking and writing letters on spec.
    找工作的时候，阿德里安喜欢通过上网和写信去碰运气。
17. Police are still searching for a convicted rapist, who escaped from Broadmoor special hospital yesterday.
    警方仍然在搜寻昨天从布罗德莫尔专科医院逃跑的一名强奸犯。
18. Within minutes the area was swarming with officers who began searching a nearby wood.
    几分钟内很多警察就来到了这一地区，开始搜查附近的树林。
19. The torchlight swung across the little beach and out over the water, searching
    手电筒的光在小海滩上扫过，而后照向水面搜索着。
20. Detectives are still searching for those who violated the graveyard.
    侦探们仍在搜捕那些亵渎了墓园的家伙。
21. Nearly everybody in the group agreed that in this job market the usual avenues, like searching the want ads, are useless.
    小组中几乎所有人都认为，在这个就业市场，搜寻招聘广告这类老路是走不通的。
22. He said he was searching after truth.
    他说他在找寻真理。
23. Thanks to lengthy searching by civil affairs personnel, he was finally reunited with his long-lost family.
    经过民政人员到处查访，他终于和失散多年的亲人团聚了。
24. After searching for him everywhere, she finally ran him to earth in the garden shed.
    她把所有的地方都找遍了，最后终于在花园棚子里找到了他。
25. They are searching for the hidden treasures.
    他们在寻找暗藏的财宝。
26. Searching for one man in this big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
    在这座城市里寻找一个人犹如大海捞针。
27. There is no end to searching into philosophical theories.
    对哲理的钩玄永无止境。
28. For years I had been searching.
    我已经寻找了多年。

adj

1. exploring thoroughly

2. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
   1. a probing inquiry
   2. a searching investigation of their past dealings

   Synonym:    inquisitoryprobing

3. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
   1. searching insights
   2. trenchant criticism

   Synonym:    trenchant