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

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A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots.

Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth.

WORD FAMILY

quest: quested, quester, questing, quests+/quester: questers

USAGE EXAMPLES

On the evidence of the movie, Saroo’s remarkable quest was not.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

It’s not somber scientists who drive human ingenuity, nor the warrior class and its quest for a better spear.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

“This is without seeing the script or anything,” D'Onofrio said of his quest.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1n the act of searching for something

a quest for diamonds

Syn|Hyper

seeking

hunt, hunting, search

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

2n a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

a quest for wealth

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

pursuance, pursuit

wild-goose chase

the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable

the examination of alternative hypotheses

3v make a search (for)

Things that die with their eyes open and questing
The animal came questing through the forest

Hyper

seek

try to get or reach

4v search the trail of (game)

The dog went off and quested

Hyper

chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail

go after with the intent to catch

5v seek alms, as for religious purposes

Hyper

beg, solicit, tap

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

v express the need or desire for; ask for

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bespeak, call for, request
call for, invite

request the participation or presence of

order

make a request for something

ask

make a request or demand for something to somebody

encore

request an encore, from a performer

petition

write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

demand

request urgently and forcefully

appeal, invoke

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

supplicate

ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

apply

ask (for something)

beg, solicit, tap

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

reserve

obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance

challenge

ask for identification

beg off, excuse

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

demand

ask to be informed of

claim

ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

call for, invite

request the participation or presence of

ask in, invite

ask to enter

desire

express a desire for

beg

ask to obtain free

arrogate, claim, lay claim

demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

ask over, ask round, invite

invite someone to one's house

call

call a meeting; invite or command to meet

ask out, invite out, take out

make a date

book, hold, reserve

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

want

wish or demand the presence of

reorder

make a new request to be supplied with

place

to arrange for

request

ask (a person) to do something

solicit

make a solicitation or petition for something desired

call

order or request or give a command for

ask, expect, require

consider obligatory; request and expect

supplicate

make a humble, earnest petition

plead

appeal or request earnestly

clamor, clamour

make loud demands

call on, turn

have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

book up

book all available places or tickets

dun

persistently ask for overdue payment

wish

order politely; express a wish for

demand, exact

claim as due or just

counterclaim

set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

ask

require or ask for as a price or condition

demand

lay legal claim to

put in, submit

make an application as for a job or funding

call in

summon to enter

cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

panhandle

beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

pretend

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

requisition

demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

arrogate, assign

make undue claims to having

hold open, keep, keep open, save

retain rights to

canvas, canvass

solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

buttonhole, lobby

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

commission

place an order for

communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across

transmit information

v bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Syn|Hyper

bay

bark

make barking sounds

单词	quest
释义	quest (once / 442 pages) 1nv 2v 3v A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots. Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth. WORD FAMILY quest: quested, quester, questing, quests+/quester: questers USAGE EXAMPLES On the evidence of the movie, Saroo’s remarkable quest was not. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) It’s not somber scientists who drive human ingenuity, nor the warrior class and its quest for a better spear. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “This is without seeing the script or anything,” D'Onofrio said of his quest. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n the act of searching for something a quest for diamonds Syn\|Hyper seeking hunt, hunting, search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone 2n a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria a quest for wealth Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper pursuance, pursuit wild-goose chase the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable search the examination of alternative hypotheses 3v make a search (for) Things that die with their eyes open and questing The animal came questing through the forest Hyper seek try to get or reach 4v search the trail of (game) The dog went off and quested Hyper chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail go after with the intent to catch 5v seek alms, as for religious purposes Hyper beg, solicit, tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently 2 v express the need or desire for; ask for Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bespeak, call for, request call for, invite request the participation or presence of order make a request for something ask make a request or demand for something to somebody encore request an encore, from a performer petition write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing demand request urgently and forcefully appeal, invoke request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection supplicate ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer apply ask (for something) beg, solicit, tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance challenge ask for identification beg off, excuse ask for permission to be released from an engagement demand ask to be informed of claim ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example call for, invite request the participation or presence of ask in, invite ask to enter desire express a desire for beg ask to obtain free arrogate, claim, lay claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to ask over, ask round, invite invite someone to one's house call call a meeting; invite or command to meet ask out, invite out, take out make a date book, hold, reserve arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance want wish or demand the presence of reorder make a new request to be supplied with place to arrange for request ask (a person) to do something solicit make a solicitation or petition for something desired call order or request or give a command for ask, expect, require consider obligatory; request and expect supplicate make a humble, earnest petition plead appeal or request earnestly clamor, clamour make loud demands call on, turn have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to book up book all available places or tickets dun persistently ask for overdue payment wish order politely; express a wish for demand, exact claim as due or just counterclaim set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim ask require or ask for as a price or condition demand lay legal claim to put in, submit make an application as for a job or funding call in summon to enter cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling panhandle beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money pretend put forward a claim and assert right or possession of requisition demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service arrogate, assign make undue claims to having hold open, keep, keep open, save retain rights to canvas, canvass solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign buttonhole, lobby detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors commission place an order for communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across transmit information 3 v bark with prolonged noises, of dogs Syn\|Hyper bay bark make barking sounds
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