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词汇 quest
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quest

noun
 
/kwest/
/kwest/
(formal or literary)
  1. a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness探索，寻找，追求（幸福等）
    • quest for something the quest for happiness/knowledge/truth对幸福／知识／真理的追求
    • in quest of something He set off in quest of adventure.他出发探险去了。
    • a quest narrative/novel/story探索故事/小说/故事
    • The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon.今天下午，这个队将继续争夺奥运金牌。
    • her quest for a better life她对更美好生活的追求
    • He is on an endless quest for knowledge.他在无休止地追求知识。
    • This is an important stage in their quest for the truth.这是他们追求真理过程中的一个重要阶段。
    • We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.我们开始寻找理想的婚纱。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • endless
    • eternal
    • never-ending
    • …
    verb + quest
    • begin
    • embark on
    • go on
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the quest
    • in quest of
    • quest for
    • …
    词源late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), quester (verb), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. See also inquest.

quest

verb
/kwest/
/kwest/
[intransitive] (formal or literary)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they quest
/kwest/
/kwest/
he / she / it quests
/kwests/
/kwests/
past simple quested
/ˈkwestɪd/
/ˈkwestɪd/
past participle quested
/ˈkwestɪd/
/ˈkwestɪd/
-ing form questing
/ˈkwestɪŋ/
/ˈkwestɪŋ/
  1. quest (for something) to search for something that is difficult to find探索；探求
    词源late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), quester (verb), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. See also inquest.
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