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n.寻求

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名词:quester 动词过去式:quested 过去分词:quested 现在分词:questing 第三人称单数:quests

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quire,quisit,quest=to seek(追求)

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explore  hunt  pursue  search  seek    

quest


/kwest; kwɛst/ n (fml or rhet 文或修辞)
1 ~ (for sth) act of seeking sth; search or pursuit 寻求; 寻找; 搜索; 追求
*the quest for gold, knowledge, happiness 勘探黄金、寻求知识、追求幸福.
2 (idm 习语) in quest of sth trying to find sth; seeking sth 试图找到某事物; 寻求某事物
*She had come in quest of advice. 她曾来徵求意见.

v [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (fml or rhet 文或修辞) try to find sth; search 试图找到某事物; 搜索
*His questing fingers found the light switch. 他用手指摸到了灯的开关.
* continue to quest for clues 继续寻找线索.

quest


n[C]literary
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: queste, from Latin quaestus; QUESTION1]
a long search for something that is difficult to find
quest for
 his long quest for truth
 the quest for human happiness
 World leaders are now united in their quest for peace.
in quest of sth
trying to find or get something
 They journeyed to the distant Molucca islands in quest of spices.
1. They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasures.
    他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。

2. As in Maine the quest for truth is also widespread at the school in Connecticut.
    就像在缅因州那样,求真也在康涅狄格州的这所中学得到广泛推崇。

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