"look up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 查找
• 查询 (信息)

Definition

试图找到特定的信息，如单词、事实或某人的联系方式，通常在书本、网上或数据库中查询。谈到情况或心情时，也可以表示有所好转。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语中使用频繁，多用于查找信息，如“look up a word”。“Things are looking up”指情况在好转。不要和“look for”（寻找）或“look after”（照看）混淆。

Examples

I need to look up his phone number.

我需要**查找**他的电话号码。

Could you look up this word in the dictionary?

你能在词典里**查一下**这个词吗？

I often look up information online.

我经常在网上**查找**信息。

If you're not sure, just look it up.

如果你不确定，直接**查一下**就行。

Things are finally starting to look up for her.

她的情况终于开始**好转**了。

He had to look up old friends after moving to a new city.

搬到新城市后，他不得不**联系**老朋友。