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quest n.寻求 Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth. ★★☆☆☆ 2006.5

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[kwest] A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots. The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](长期艰难的)追求，探索，寻找 A quest is a long and difficult search for something.   [oft N for n]  [PHR after v]  [LITERARY 文]My quest for a better bank continues.我继续寻找一家更好的银行。...his quest to find true love...他对真爱的不懈追寻Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest.韦特毕生都在进行精神探索。If you go in quest of something, you try to find or obtain it.寻找；寻求He went on to say that he was going to New York in quest of peace...他接着说自己准备到纽约去寻求安宁。The Puritans became fugitives in quest of liberty.清教徒变成了追求自由的逃亡者。

英语单词	quest
英美音标	[kwest]
中文释义	n.寻求
vocab简明	A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots.
vocab扩展	Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth.
真题原句	The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](长期艰难的)追求，探索，寻找 A quest is a long and difficult search for something. [oft N for n] [PHR after v] [LITERARY 文] My quest for a better bank continues. 我继续寻找一家更好的银行。 ...his quest to find true love... 他对真爱的不懈追寻 Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest. 韦特毕生都在进行精神探索。 If you go in quest of something, you try to find or obtain it.寻找；寻求 He went on to say that he was going to New York in quest of peace... 他接着说自己准备到纽约去寻求安宁。 The Puritans became fugitives in quest of liberty. 清教徒变成了追求自由的逃亡者。
来源	2006.5

Quest Find Involves Travel Taking Kwest N.寻求 Seeking