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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.
  保守党主席的职位急寻候选人。
• 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。
• Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
  他们中的一些人在教堂避难。