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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

过去式:sought 过去分词:sought 

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
      1. the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum
      Synonym:sought-after(a)
    • that is looked for
      1. 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。