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

• The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。