Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6427
quests
探索；追求；寻找
quests is the plural of quest.
核心释义
A long, difficult search or effort to find or achieve something, often seen as a journey or mission.
- 1.
为追求目标而进行的旅程或努力(通常漫长、雄心勃勃或热切)；使命。
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- 2.
简短的测试。
A short test.
- 3.
寻找或照料某事物的行为；试图找到或获得；搜索；追求。
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
简短测试；为追求目标而进行的旅程或努力(通常漫长、雄心勃勃或热切)；使命。；简短的测试。；寻找或照料某事物的行为；试图找到或获得；搜索；追求。；探索
用法In use
The knight embarked on a long quest to find the Holy Grail.
用法提示：此处quest作为名词，表示‘探索、寻求’，指为了特定目标而进行的长期努力。
Her quest for knowledge led her to pursue a PhD in physics.
用法提示：quest作名词，后接for表示‘对……的寻求’，强调强烈的愿望和努力。
The team's quest to win the championship ended in disappointment.
用法提示：quest后接不定式，表示‘做某事的追求或努力’。
quest for sth
His quest for knowledge never ends.
他对知识的探索永无止境。
quest to do sth
She embarked on a quest to find the truth.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- on a quest
- 在探寻中；进行探索
- He went on a quest to find the lost city.他踏上了寻找失落城市的征程。
- quest for
- 对……的寻求/探索
- Her quest for knowledge led her to many libraries.她对知识的渴求让她去了许多图书馆。
- quest to find
- 寻找……的探索
- The team embarked on a quest to find a cure.该团队开始寻找治疗方法。
- personal quest
- 个人追求；个人探索
- Writing this book was a personal quest for him.写这本书对他来说是一次个人探索。
- spiritual quest
- 精神追求；灵性探索
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
qu像‘去’，est像‘最’，去最远的地方探索——quest
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-est' spelling ending and have the same rime /ɛst/ as 'quest', so they rhyme with it. Note that 'quest' begins with /kw/, but the vowel and ending match.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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