v. 寻找, 探索( quest的过去式和过去分词 )
v make a search (for)
v search the trail of (game)
v bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
v seek alms, as for religious purposes
v express the need or desire for; ask for

quest的用法和样例:

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。

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

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
【近义词】
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Jarm.
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The lion is not so fierce as is painted.
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