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

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  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

• Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio
  史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
• He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle
  他找了一份放牛的差事，负责把牛赶到一起。
• 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。
• His work is much sought after by collectors.
  他的作品在收藏家们那里很抢手。
• The Black church community has sought to bring together Christians from different denominational backgrounds
  黑人教会社区试图将来自不同教派的基督徒联合起来。
• They sought out potters who had once made copies of the ancient vessels.
  他们寻找曾经仿制过古代器皿的陶工。
• Prime Minister Hun Sen has sought to steer a course between the two groups
  洪森首相设法游走于两个集团之间。
• His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.
  教区居民征询他的建议并且爱戴着他。
• 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。
• 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。