英汉词典

quest 基本解释

n.

探索；追求；远征；验尸陪审团

vt.

寻找；探索；

vi.

进行探求；（猎犬等）跟踪搜寻；

变形

复数：quests

双语释义

n.(名词)[C]探求，寻找 a searchv.(动词)vi. 寻找；探索 look for;search

英英释义

quest[ kwest ]

n.a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

"a quest for wealth"

同义词：pursuitpursuance

the act of searching for something

"a quest for diamonds"

同义词：seeking

v.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

同义词：bay

seek alms, as for religious purposesexpress the need or desire for; ask for

"She requested an extra bed in her room"

同义词：requestbespeakcall for

quest 相关例句

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

词组短语

quest for追求；探索，设法找到

in quest of探寻，寻求；为了追求……

双语例句

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。

权威例句

QUEST: a Bayesian adaptive psychometric method
Challenges in the Quest for Keystones
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The Michigan alcoholism screening test: the quest for a new diagnostic instrument.
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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, by William Easterly. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press...