quest
n
(fml or rhet 文或修辭)
1 ~ (for sth) act of seeking sth; search or pursuit 尋求; 尋找; 搜索; 追求
the quest for gold, knowledge, happiness 勘探黃金、 尋求知識、 追求幸福.
2 (idm 習語) in quest of sth trying to find sth; seeking sth 試圖找到某事物; 尋求某事物
She had come in quest of advice. 她曾來徵求意見. quest, v [I, Ipr]
~ (for sth) (fml or rhet 文或修辭) try to find sth; search 試圖找到某事物; 搜索
His questing fingers found the light switch. 他用手指摸到了燈的開關.
continue to quest for clues 繼續尋找線索.
?? 考研助記
question(n.問題)-quest(v.尋問)
?? 擴展釋義
*[kwest]n. 探索, 尋求, 調查vt. 尋找, 找, 追尋獵物vi. 尋找, 找, 追尋獵物【法】 尋求, 追求, 探索相關詞組: quest about for in quest of