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quest是什么意思

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quest 是什么意思

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过去式:quested   过去分词:quested   名词复数:quests   现在分词:questing   

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.找,寻找,搜索,追求,探求。
2.(特指中世纪骑士的)追求物。
3.〔英方〕审问;〔古语〕验尸;验尸陪审团。
短语和例子
in quest of 为求…,为寻求… (He has come in quest of employment. 他来找工作)。
vi.
1.(狗等)跟踪搜寻,四处找 (about)。
2.追求,探索。
vt.
〔诗〕寻求,探索 (out)。
the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
同义词:seeking,

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
同义词:pursuit, pursuance,

express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
同义词:request, bespeak, call for,

seek alms, as for religious purposes

bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
同义词:bay,

search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"

make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"

例句与用法

1.Both sides should begin anew the quest for peace .
双方都应重新开始寻求和平。

2.The dogs were questing for rabbits .
猎狗在追寻兔子。

3.He has come in quest of employment .
他来找工作。

4.This fruitless quest was called alchemy by the arabs .
这种无谓的的探索被阿拉伯人称作炼金术。

5.We come on a quest !
我们是为请愿来的。

6.You dry up and die in quest of a proof so obscure .
为了寻求一个如此渺茫的证据,你心尽力竭,一死了之。

7.He saw the men's eyes turning hither and thither in quest of him .
他看到那些人的眼睛东张西望地搜索着他。

8.For two days he had been loafing about the town in quest of the money .
两天以来,他在城里到处奔波着去找这笔钱。

9.Indeed, his income from this sort of quest was considerable .
当然,他从这一类寻猎当中所获得的收入是相当可观的。

10.Men may no longer pretend that the quest for disarmament is a sign of weakness .
人们可能不再认为谋求裁军是一种软弱的表现。

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