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search¹
/s3;tS; US s3;rtS/
noun
1 [countable, usually singular]
pencarian
[+ (for sb/sth)]
the search for the missing plane

pencarian pesawat yg hilang

He is a member of a search and rescue team.
Dia adalah anggota dari sebuah tim pencari dan penyelamat.

She went off in search of her daughter.
Dia pergi untuk mencari putrinya.

The search was stopped at midnight.
Pencarian itu dihentikan di tengah malam.

2 [singular]
pencarian informasi/penjelasan
the search for happiness / the meaning of life
pencarian kebahagiaan / arti kehidupan
■  IDIOM
| in search of sb
/
sth
utk mencari ssorg/sst; dl (rangka) mencari ssorg/sst

The villagers went to the city in search of work.
Para penduduk désa pergi ke kota utk mencari pekerjaan.

search²
/s3;tS; US s3;rtS/
verb
1 mencari ssorg/sst; memeriksa/menggeledah suatu tempat utk mencari ssorg/sst
[-object]
[+ adverb/preposition]
What are you searching for?

Anda sedang mencari apa?
[-object]
[+ (sth) (for sth/sb)]
I had searched high and low for the money but couldn’t find it.
Saya telah mencari uang itu di mana2 tetapi tidak bisa menemukannya.
[-object]

He searched through a heap of clothes.
Dia mencari melalui setumpuk pakaian.
[+object]
The police are searching the house for illegal drugs.
Polisi memeriksa/menggeledah rumah itu utk mencari narkoba.
[+object]
search the Web for cheap products
mencari produk murah di situs Internét
[+/-object]
Police searched for weapons in the house. / Police searched the house for weapons.
Polisi memeriksa rumah itu utk menemukan senjata.

We searched among / through the wreckage and found two passengers who were still alive.
Kami mencari di antara reruntuhan dan menemukan dua orang penumpang yang masih hidup.

Have you searched everywhere for your wallet?
Sudahkah Anda cari dompet Anda di mana-mana?

They are still searching for a cure for cancer.
Mereka masih sedang mencari obat penyembuh kanker.

2 [+object]
(terutama tt polisi)
menggeledah kantong, pakaian ssorg utk menemukan sst yg mungkin disembunyikan
[+ sb (for sth)]
All guests will be searched for weapons.

Seluruh tamu akan digeledah utk melihat apakah meréka membawa senjata atau tidak.
→ lihat juga strip-search²

He was searched for weapons.
Dia digeledah untuk menemukan senjata.

3 [-object]
berpikir keras utk menemukan jawaban dari suatu persoalan
He kept searching for a way-out.
Dia terus berpikir keras utk menemukan sebuah jalan keluar.
→ lihat juga soul-searching

He is still searching a solution to the problem.
Dia masih sedang mencari jawaban dari persoalan/masalah itu.

■  IDIOM
| search me

(informal)
mana kutahu! (digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa Anda tidak mengetahui jawaban dari sst
‘Why was she late?’ ‘Search me!’
“Mengapa dia terlambat?” “Mana kutahu!”
PHR v
| search sth/
sb out
mencari ssorg/sst sampai Anda menemukannya

(syn track down):

The rescue team searched out the victims.
Tim penyelamat mencari para korban sampai menemukan meréka.

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