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

• 
  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

• Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
  他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
• His candidacy has divided the party; while most have scorned him, others have sought to rehabilitate him.
  他的候选资格使该党出现分化；其中大多数人都嘲弄他，而另外一些人则想办法为他恢复名誉。
• The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.
  这对夫妇已经向婚姻指导顾问寻求帮助。
• 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。
• Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily
  4名在意大利大使馆寻求避难的人已经自愿离开了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned.
  埃伦在山里呆了一整天，并于回来后找到了我。
• 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。