单词 | long-sought |
释义 | > as lemmaslong-sought long-sought adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] > that is or has been sought > for a long period long-sought1580 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 606 Hys ambassadours, wyth full aucthority to conclude this long soughte peace. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ix. 140 Ere the Iberian Powers had toucht the long-sought Bay. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 75 My long lost, my long sought brother! 1857 New Monthly Mag. 109 37 They were standing amid the ruins of the long-sought Pella. 1915 L. T. More Limitations of Sci. vii. 244 The long sought guide to righteousness. 2006 New Yorker 2 Oct. 86/1 Physicists are on the verge of obtaining the long-sought Theory of Everything. < as lemmas |
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