quest
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A quest is a long and difficult search for something. (长久而艰难的) 搜寻; 探求[LITERARY, HUMOROUS]
My quest for a better bank continues. 我继续在搜寻一家更好的银行。
...the quest for the Holy Grail. …对圣杯的探求
2. PHRASE If you go in quest of something, you try to find or obtain it. 寻找; 寻求
3. V-I If you are questing for something, you are searching for it. 搜寻; 探求[文学性] [usu cont]
He had been questing for religious belief from an early age. 他从早年开始就一直在寻求宗教信仰。
...his questing mind and boundless enthusiasm. …他的探索型头脑和无限的热情
返回 quest
quest /kwɛst/ (quests)
剑桥词典
- a long search for something that is difficult to find , or an attempt to achieve something difficult
- In his quest for physical perfection , he spends hours in the gym .
- The United States is in the van of the quest to establish contact with beings from the beyond.
- New equipment is being developed in a quest to stop drinking and driving .
- Scientists announced another breakthrough in their quest for a cure for prostate cancer . 返回 quest
探索;寻求;追求
Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth . 没有什么可以阻止他们对真理的追求。
She went to India on a spiritual quest. 她去印度是出于对宗教的追求。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] She does aerobics four times a week in her quest to achieve the perfect body . 为了练就完美身材,她一周做4次有氧健身操。
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