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

• He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him.
  他声称别人欠他一笔钱，他在想方设法讨要回来。
• 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。
• 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。
• He sought to extract the maximum political advantage from the cut in interest rates
  他试图从降息中牟取最大的政治好处。
• Adam sought guidance from the Almighty
  亚当寻求上帝的指引。
• Some feminists sought reforms within the existing social order.
  一些女权主义者寻求在现存的社会制度内进行改革。
• The family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them.
  这家人已经找到一个方法摆脱她以及她给他们带来的问题。
• The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy
  瑞典人通过秘密的外交手段来争取他的自由。
• 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。