| [/kwest; kwɛst/] n (fml or rhet 文或修辞) 用法:
1 ~ (for sth) act of seeking sth; search or pursuit 寻求; 寻找; 搜索; 追求:
the quest for gold, knowledge, happiness 勘探黄金、 寻求知识、 追求幸福. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) in quest of sth trying to find sth; seeking sth 试图找到某事物; 寻求某事物:
She had come in quest of advice. 她曾来徵求意见. quest 2
v [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (fml or rhet 文或修辞) try to find sth; search 试图找到某事物; 搜索:
His questing fingers found the light switch. 他用手指摸到了灯的开关. *
continue to quest for clues 继续寻找线索. |