| 单词 | quest |
| 释义 | quest nounadjective | verb + quest | preposition adjective➤endless, eternal, never-ending, relentless无止境的探求；永恒的追求；不懈的追求➤continuing, lifelong, ongoing不断的追求；终生的追求➤personal个人追求➤noble崇高的追求▸➤religious, spiritual宗教上的／精神上的追求verb + quest➤begin, embark on, go on, set off on, set out on开始探求；踏上探求之路▸➤continue, pursue继续寻求◆the team will continue its quest for olympic gold this afternoon.今天下午该队将再接再厉争取奥运会金牌。➤abandon放弃寻觅preposition➤in a/the quest寻求中◆an important stage in their quest for truth他们寻求真理过程中的一个重要阶段➤in quest of寻找⋯◆we set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.我们开始寻找理想的婚纱。➤quest for对⋯的追求◆her quest for a better life她对更美好生活的追求quest [countable] (written) the pursuit of sth, especially over a long period of time, and especially sth that is valuable for spiritual reasons or reasons of honour, not for material gain（尤指精神或荣誉方面，而非物质上的）追求，追寻，探索◆the team will continue its quest for olympic gold this afternoon.今天下午，这个队将继续争夺奥运金牌。◆this is an important stage in their quest for the truth.这是他们追求真理过程中的一个重要阶段。◆the initiative aims to foster the province's quest to reinforce its distinct cultural identity.该倡议旨在激励全省追求其独特的文化身分。note 辨析 pursuit or quest?in some cases you can use either word.在有些情况下这两个词可以通用◆he set off in pursuit / quest of adventure.他动身去探险了。however, pursuit is the word used when sb is trying to achieve a particular goal or objective, especially when this is connected with making money or personal fulfilment.不过，pursuit 用于指某人试图达到某一特定目的或目标，特别是与赚钱或实现个人抱负有关的目标◆the pursuit of wealth / profit / self-interest / a career / love / happiness对财富／利润／私利／事业／爱情／幸福的追求a quest is usually more spiritual, often for some universal quality that can never be completely grasped. * quest 更多指精神层面的追求，常指探求那些无法完全掌握的普遍特质◆to be on an endless / a spiritual quest致力于无休止的／精神的追求◆the quest for truth / knowledge / perfection对真理／知识／完美的追求note that pursuit is uncountable and you talk about the pursuit of sth; quest is countable and you talk about a quest for sth. both words can be used in the pattern in pursuit/quest of sth.注意 pursuit 为不可数名词，可以说 the pursuit of sth ； quest 为可数名词，可以说 a quest for sth。两者都可用于 in pursuit/quest of sth 结构。quest/kwest ||; kwɛst/noun [c] (formal 正式) a long search for sth that is difficult to find （长时间）寻求，追寻: ◇the quest for happiness/knowledge/truth 寻求幸福╱知识╱真理 quest /kwɛst; kwest/n [c]formal a long and difficult search 【正式】 ［长期的］探寻，探索 questv [i] |
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