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

• I sought legal advice on this.
  我就此进行了法律咨询。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Adam sought guidance from the Almighty
  亚当寻求上帝的指引。
• His work is much sought after by collectors.
  他的作品在收藏家们那里很抢手。
• Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.
  保守党主席的职位急寻候选人。
• 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。
• 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。