请讲讲 search, search for, search sb. (sth.) for 的区别。
search 本身是个及物动词,后面跟 sth. 时,是指“搜查某处或某物”;后面跟 sb. 时,是指“搜某人的身”:
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They searched him but couldn't find the film. 他们搜了他的身,但是没有发现胶卷。
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They searched every part of the forest. (Palmer) 他们搜查了森林的每个部分。
search for 是指“寻找某人或某物(如丢失的人或物)”:
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For over 100 years, men have been searching for gold in the hills. (LDPV) 一百多年来，人们一直在山里寻找黄金。
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I must search for that lost money until I find it. (Neal) 我必须去找那些丢失的钱, 直到找到为止。
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Philosophers have been searching for that answer for centuries. (MD) 几百年来哲学家们一直在寻求那个答案。
search sb. (sth.) for 则是指“搜查某人或某处以寻找……”：
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The villagers are helping to search the woods for the missing child. (LDPV) 村民帮着在树林里搜寻那个丢失的孩子。
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The police searched the city for the thief. (ALD) 警方在全城寻找那个盗贼。
请做下面的英语试题：
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When the enemy were led to believe that there were communists in the village, they started to search them. (改错题)(全国高考)
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He asked me what I was ____ in the classroom. A. searching for B. searching C. searched for D. searched