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

• 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。
• Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
  他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
• They sought to kill him.
  他们企图杀他。
• The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
• Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.
  西班牙自由主义者寻求语言及行政上的统一。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although he has sought to find a peaceful solution, he is facing pressure to use greater military force.
  尽管他试图寻求和平解决，但现在却面临使用更多武力的压力。
• This site remained undiscovered, though long sought, until recent times.
  虽经长期寻找，但该遗址直到最近才被发现。
• I sought legal advice on this.
  我就此进行了法律咨询。