sought
英 [sɔːt]
美 [sɔːt]
v. 寻找; 寻求; 谋求; 争取; (向人)请求
seek的过去分词和过去式
BNC.19092 / COCA.21300
柯林斯词典
Soughtis the past tense and past participle ofseek.
英英释义
adj
- being searched for
- the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum
- that is looked for
- the long sought relatives
双语例句
- She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
为了使该法案顺利通过,她寻求总统的帮助。 - He sought to extract the maximum political advantage from the cut in interest rates
他试图从降息中牟取最大的政治好处。 - They sought the help of a marriage counsellor.
他们寻求婚姻顾问的帮助。 - He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him.
他声称别人欠他一笔钱,他在想方设法讨要回来。 - Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.
西班牙自由主义者寻求语言及行政上的统一。 - Adam sought guidance from the Almighty
亚当寻求上帝的指引。 - The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
工会寻求增加工资,缩短每周工作时间。 - This site remained undiscovered, though long sought, until recent times.
虽经长期寻找,但该遗址直到最近才被发现。 - He sought to buttress some of his arguments with quotations from Mein Kampf
他引用《我的奋斗》中的语录来论证自己的观点。 - Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting
金先生在会上讲话时试图消除那些恐惧。