Oh, I was looking for a farmer's market,我在找一个农贸超市

look for:寻找；寻求

As the tide receded we were able to look for shells.

潮水退去，我们就能寻找贝壳了。

词义辨析:look for, look forward to, anticipate, expect这组词(组)的共同意思是“期待,等待”。其区别是：

expect指“等待某事发生”,常有一定的根据,发生的可能性较大；anticipate含有“预先体味”的意味；look for是日常

用词,也可表示“期待”；look forward to指以欢乐或焦急的心情期待某事发生。例如:

I expect to see some fine films during the holidays.我期望假期能看上几部好电影。

We anticipate that we shall hear from you again.我们预感到将会再接到你的信。

I think we may look for a better result next time.我想下次结果可能会好一些。

I'm looking forward to your visit.我期待着你的来访。

When I floated the idea around, he kinda just shut me down.当我提出这个想法时，他就不让我说了

shut down:关闭； （使）停工

He shut down upon his anger and sat down.

他压住心头的怒火坐了下来。

The factory may shut down if supplies cease.

缺少货源工厂就可能停业。

I'd rather not pass on my problems--我还是别教坏他了

pass on:传递；传授

Everyone was struck by their readiness to pass on all they knew.

他们很愿意把自己的知识传给别人，这给每个人都留下深刻印象。

Seek him out and pass on the news.

把他找出来并且把消息传达给他

My resume's not gonna put me in the running for daddy of the year.凭我的履历没资格评比什么年度最佳父亲

run for:竞选

He wants to run for the presidency.

他想竞选总统。