英语词汇“in quest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. in quest. In search, in pursuit. With of, †after, or †infinitive.

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in (the) request of1541

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1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle lxix. sig. P.v^v I prayed hym that yf he sawe the water of a glasse that I had lefte hym chaunge his coloure that he sholde put hym in quest after me for I sholde than haue nede of helpe.

1589 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxvii. sig. M Riding as nere to the vnknown ship as they cold: where not omitting to enquire after those in Quest of whome they thus sailed.

1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (1612) Prose Add. 332 His Troians disanker from Thrace in quest of the behighted Italie.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxxix. sig. H3^v Had, hauing, and in quest, to haue.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvi. sig. N2^v Nature is motiue in the quest of ill.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 180 He went in quest of Hudibras.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 29 A Hunger-starv'd Usurer in quest of a Crasie Citizen for Use and Continuance-Money.

1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 6 Oct. (O.H.S.) I. 52 He is in quest after other Pieces.

1795 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth & Animated Nature III. iii. iii. 135 They fly busily about, in quest of a kind of moss, called..old man's beard.

1817 G. Chalmers Life T. Churchyard in T. Churchyard Chips conc. Scotl. 24 In quest of solace, he retired to Bath.

1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. vi. 55 The ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head.

1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Pers. Relig. II. iii. i. 86 Eager running to and fro in quest of worldly wealth.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables vi. 67 When Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Blewett went out in quest of a recipe the latter had come to borrow, she sprang up.

1956 W. S. Churchill Hist. Eng.-speaking Peoples I. i. viii. 115 During Godwin's absence William of Normandy is said to have paid an official visit to the Confessor in England in quest of the succession to the Crown.

2005 D. Cruickshank Around World in 80 Treasures 191 Today we are in quest of a treasure that throws light on the character and history of the Berbers.

单词	in quest
释义	> as lemmas in quest b. in quest. In search, in pursuit. With of, †after, or †infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > engaged in searching for [phrase] > in quest of inquest1470 in quest1518 in (the) request of1541 in search of1563 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle lxix. sig. P.v^v I prayed hym that yf he sawe the water of a glasse that I had lefte hym chaunge his coloure that he sholde put hym in quest after me for I sholde than haue nede of helpe. 1589 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxvii. sig. M Riding as nere to the vnknown ship as they cold: where not omitting to enquire after those in Quest of whome they thus sailed. 1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (1612) Prose Add. 332 His Troians disanker from Thrace in quest of the behighted Italie. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxxix. sig. H3^v Had, hauing, and in quest, to haue. View more context for this quotation 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvi. sig. N2^v Nature is motiue in the quest of ill. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 180 He went in quest of Hudibras. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 29 A Hunger-starv'd Usurer in quest of a Crasie Citizen for Use and Continuance-Money. 1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 6 Oct. (O.H.S.) I. 52 He is in quest after other Pieces. 1795 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth & Animated Nature III. iii. iii. 135 They fly busily about, in quest of a kind of moss, called..old man's beard. 1817 G. Chalmers Life T. Churchyard in T. Churchyard Chips conc. Scotl. 24 In quest of solace, he retired to Bath. 1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. vi. 55 The ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head. 1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Pers. Relig. II. iii. i. 86 Eager running to and fro in quest of worldly wealth. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables vi. 67 When Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Blewett went out in quest of a recipe the latter had come to borrow, she sprang up. 1956 W. S. Churchill Hist. Eng.-speaking Peoples I. i. viii. 115 During Godwin's absence William of Normandy is said to have paid an official visit to the Confessor in England in quest of the succession to the Crown. 2005 D. Cruickshank Around World in 80 Treasures 191 Today we are in quest of a treasure that throws light on the character and history of the Berbers. extracted from questn.² < as lemmas
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