quest

英 [kwest] 美 [kwest]

• n. 探索；寻求
• v. 寻找；搜索

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]探求，寻找

   a search

v. (动词)

1. vi. 寻找；探索

   look for;search

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

2. the act of searching for something;

   "a quest for diamonds"
   

Verb:

1. make a search (for);

   "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"
   "The animal came questing through the forest"
   

2. search the trail of (game);

   "The dog went off and quested"
   

3. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

4. seek alms, as for religious purposes

5. express the need or desire for; ask for;

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"
   "She called for room service"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
   人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。
3. The quest for gold was difficult.
   寻找金矿是很困难的。
4. The lawyer was on a quest for further evidence.
   律师正在到处找寻更多的证据。
5. Martin Luther King made many adversaries in his nonviolent quest for equality.
   马丁·路德·金在以非暴力手段寻求平等的过程中树立了许多敌人。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He decided to go on and continue with his quest.
   他决定继续前进，继续寻找问题的答案。
2. The quest for gold was difficult.
   寻找金矿是很困难的。
3. The fresh air was as welcome to his lungs as the policeman's quest to his mood.
   他的肺部之喜爱新鲜空气，正如他的性情之喜爱警察的搜索工作一样。
4. Mathematicians have developed many algorithms to help in the quest, including New-ton-Raphson and Muller search methods.
   数学家们发展了许多算法来帮助求解，包括牛顿一辛普森法和米勒搜索法。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
   人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He is questing about for game.
   他在到处寻求猎物。

经典引文

• They were looking for me and I wished them joy of their quest.

  出自： J. Buchan

• Oppressed people in their quest for freedom.

  出自： M. L. King

• We might..go in quest of leaf-mould, in our local woods.

  出自： E. Blishen

• Beneath his conscious thoughts his senses were questing for enemies.

  出自： I. Fleming

• A car could be heard going slowly by, turning and coming past again, still questing.

  出自： E. Bowen

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in quest of

为了寻求 an attempt to find sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

• the continuing quest 不懈的探索

介词+～

• be on a blind quest 盲目寻求

～+介词

• the quest for knowledge 寻求知识

近反义词

【近义词】

• search 搜寻
• hunt 狩猎
• seek 寻求
• pursue 追求
• pursuit 追求
• mission 使命
• expedition 远征
• journey 旅程
• chase 追捕
• explore 探测
• inquiry 调查
• learning 学问
• request 请求
• bay 海湾
• seeking 寻找
• pursuance 追求
• call for 需要
• bespeak 证明（某事物）...