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

• They sought to kill him.
  他们企图杀他。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio
  史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
• 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。
• They sought the help of a marriage counsellor.
  他们寻求婚姻顾问的帮助。
• 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。
• Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
  他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
• 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。
• 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。