
quest
美[kwest] 英[kwest]
n. 探索;寻求
v. 寻找;搜索
双解释义
v.(动词)- vi. 寻找;探索 look for;search
英英释义
Noun- 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"
- the act of searching for something;
"a quest for diamonds"
Verb- make a search (for);
"Things that die with their eyes open and questing" "The animal came questing through the forest"
- search the trail of (game);
"The dog went off and quested"
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- seek alms, as for religious purposes
- express the need or desire for; ask for;
"She requested an extra bed in her room" "She called for room service"
组词搭配
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
例句
用作名词(n.)- 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。
- 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。
- The quest for gold was difficult.寻找金矿是很困难的。
- The lawyer was on a quest for further evidence.律师正在到处找寻更多的证据。
- 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.)- 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。
- The quest for gold was difficult.寻找金矿是很困难的。
- 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。
- 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。