Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets
沒有這種手段，要想尋覓其他星球上的智力生命，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本質(zhì)，天性;同類;某類;
adj. 仁慈的，體貼的;友善的，好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地卻十分善良。
近義：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反義：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish
searching
['s?:t?i?]
adj. 搜索的;徹底的;銳利的;
n. 搜尋，搜索，檢查;
v. 找尋( search的現(xiàn)在分詞 );搜查;探查;[醫(yī)學(xué)]（用儀器）探測（外傷）;
"He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud."
他詳查檔案,尋找欺詐行為的證據(jù).
近義：hunt, inquiry, pursuit, query, quest, research