in search of 后接寻找的对象或目标，其中search前不加限定词。search for表示搜查某一对象的目的是要找什么。search...for...指“为寻找……而搜查”。
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①He searched the lost pen for the boy.
②A team of hunters were sent in search of the strange creature.
③Scientists are still searching for a clue to the cold.
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Tom hurried into the room as if in search of something important.He searched the drawer for John's telephone number.And then he began to search for his address again.
汤姆匆匆进入房间，好像在寻找重要的东西。他搜查抽屉以寻找约翰的电话号码，然后他又开始寻找他的地址。
