seeker

/ˈsiːkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsiːkər/ (ame, ipa) · /-kə(r)/ (ame, mw)

seeker — 名詞

  • seekersingular
  • seekersplural

1. someone trying to find, obtain, or achieve a specific thing — such as a job, the

1.名詞B1
釋義

尋求者

正在尋找或追求某事物的人

someone trying to find, obtain, or achieve a specific thing — such as a job, the truth, knowledge, attention, or a safe place to live.

例句

After finishing college, Ezra became a job seeker and sent applications to dozens of companies.

大學畢業後，Ezra 成為一名求職者，向數十家公司寄出了履歷。

common compound: job seeker

The old library was a meeting place for truth seekers examining rare documents.

那間老圖書館是真理追求者查閱罕見文件的聚會地點。

common compound: truth seeker

同義詞
  • searcher

    Less common in everyday use; seeker is preferred in established compound nouns.

  • hunter

    Stronger, more active connotation; often implies persistence or aggression (e.g. bargain hunter, treasure hunter).

  • pursuer

    More intense and often negative; suggests chasing something that may be unwanted (e.g. pursuer of fame).

文法句型

[something]-seeker

seeker of [something]

用法筆記

Very commonly appears as the second part of a compound noun (job-seeker, attention-seeker, truth-seeker, asylum-seeker). The first part of the compound tells you what the person is looking for. Using seeker alone without a modifier is rare in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌He is a seeker.' (too vague, sounds unnatural).
✅He is a job seeker.' or 'He is a seeker of truth.
💡always specify what the person is looking for; seeker needs a modifier or a following 'of' phrase.
❌She is a job-seeker of a new position.' (redundant).
✅She is a job seeker.
💡the compound already contains the target; adding 'of a new position' is unnecessary.

2. a device inside a missile that picks up and follows a target by detecting signal

2.名詞C1
釋義

尋標器

飛彈上偵測並追蹤目標的導引裝置

a device inside a missile that picks up and follows a target by detecting signals — for instance, heat from an engine, light reflected off an object, or radar echoes.

例句

The missile's heat seeker locked onto the engine exhaust of the military jet.

飛彈的熱尋標器鎖定那架軍用噴射機的引擎排氣口。

heat seeker — infrared homing

By tracking heat from the plane's engine, the seeker guided the missile to the target.

透過追蹤飛機引擎的熱度，尋標器將飛彈導向目標。

同義詞
  • homing device

    More general term; refers to any system that guides toward a target, not necessarily inside a missile.

  • guidance system

    Broader than seeker; includes the seeker as one component along with navigation and control systems.

文法句型

heat seeker / radar seeker / infrared seeker

[type] seeker

用法筆記

A technical term used in military and aerospace engineering. Common types include heat seeker (infrared), radar seeker, and laser seeker. Do not use this sense in general contexts about finding things — only for missile guidance.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a metal seeker to find coins on the beach.' (wrong sense).
✅I bought a metal detector to find coins on the beach.
💡the missile-device sense of seeker is not used for non-military detection tools.