sought单词基本解析：

v.寻找，探寻( seek的过去式和过去分词 ); 企图; 试图; 探索
vbl.搜索(seek的过去式和过去分词)
v.寻找，探寻( seek的过去式和过去分词 )；企图；试图；探索

sought变化用词：

动词过去式: soughed | 动词过去分词: soughed | 动词现在分词: soughing | 动词第三人称单数: soughs |

sought英英释义：

Adjective

1. that is looked for;

"the long sought relatives"

2. being searched for;

"the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"

动词 seek:

try to get or reach

同义词：seek

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

同义词：search, seek, look for

make an effort or attempt

同义词：try, seek, attempt, essay, assay

go to or towards

同义词：seek

inquire for

同义词：seek

形容词 sought:

that is looked for

being searched for

同义词：sought-after

sought[ sɔ:t ]adj.that is looked for

"the long sought relatives"

being searched for

"the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"

同义词：sought-after(a)

sought中文词源：

sought用法和例句：

Elle produit des biens et des services marchands.

它生产商品或提供商业性的服务.

We sought long and hard but found no answer.

我们作了长期的艰苦探索,但没有找到答案.

《简明英汉词典》

They sought to set perpetual Zions there.

他们企图在那里建立永恒的乐园.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He sought opportunities of doing her little service.

他寻找机会为她尽一点力.

《简明英汉词典》

The dictator sought to aggrandise himself by new conquests.

这个独裁者企图通过新的征服来扩大自己的权势.

《简明英汉词典》

The committee jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.

当他想继续连任时委员会开除了他.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I sought to change her mind.

我试图改变她的心意.

《简明英汉词典》

The risin and tannin that can be extracted from it are sought by the chemical industry.

从中提取的松香和鞣酸是化学工业上很需要的.

《简明英汉词典》

They sought to kill him.

他们企图杀他.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He sought out his friend in the crowd.

他在人群中找到他的朋友.

《简明英汉词典》

He sought vainly for the answer.

他搜索枯肠,但找不到答案.

《简明英汉词典》

The tourists sought out a shady spot where they sat down and rested.

游客找到一块阴凉的地方坐下休息.

《简明英汉词典》

Albeit fair, the girl was not sought after.

那姑娘虽然漂亮, 但不是被爱慕的女子.

《简明英汉词典》

He sought shelter from the rain.

他找避雨的地方.

《简明英汉词典》

Many people sought his acquaintance.

许多人竭力想结识他.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The answer to the problem must be sought elsewhere.

这个问题的答案必须在别处寻找。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He sought solace in the whisky bottle.

他借酒浇愁。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

This site remained undiscovered, though long sought, until recent times.

虽经长期寻找，但该遗址直到最近才被发现。

柯林斯例句

Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.

保守党主席的职位急寻候选人。

柯林斯例句

His work is much sought after by collectors.

他的作品在收藏家们那里很抢手。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

I sought legal advice on this.

我就此进行了法律咨询。

柯林斯例句

For two decades she has sought complete control over her film career.

她20年来一直力图完全主宰自己的电影事业。

柯林斯例句

He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle.

他找了一份放牛的差事，负责把牛赶到一起。

柯林斯例句

sought

Love sought is good,but unsought is better.

(求来的爱情固然好，但不劳而获的爱情更妙。

A distinct heading which is distinctly and totally relevant to the data being sought.

一种明显清晰的标题，这种标题很明确，完全与被寻找的数据有关

The hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.

万能溶剂炼金术士曾一度寻求的假想的万能溶剂

But they rarely sought out news themselves.

不过他们很少自己去找新闻。

Sought further information in contemplation of a career change.

为改行而收集更多的信息

Jerusha's eyes longingly sought the door.

乔若莎的眼睛渴望的往门口探索。

The people resent it greatly when cadres seek privileges.

人民群众对干部特殊化是很不满意的。

Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body or the mind.

人要寻求满足必须通过心灵,而不是通过身体或是脑子。

He would indeed seek to patch things up.

他一定会设法把事情加以补救。

He sought publicity at every given opportunity.

他一有机会就想出风头。

Always he sought someone to whom he could talk without caution.

他一直在找一个能够随便谈谈的人。

The reason for his failure was not far to seek: he was ill during the examination.

他不及格的原因不难了解:他在考试时病了。

He rather avoided than sought her.

他与其说是要接近她,不如说是在回避她。

He is also sought after as a strategist.

他也被公认为一位策略家。

He had never sought the role of a minor presidential emissary.

他从来也没有去追求过出任无足轻重的总统密使的角色。

They sought to provoke a general conflict in the area.

他们企图在这个地区挑起普遍冲突。

They sought to set perpetual Zions there.

他们企图在那里建立永恒的乐园。

They sought refuge in the mountain villages.

他们到山村里寻找避难所。

They sought him out from among the crowd.

他们在人群中找到了他。

They sought him out among the crowd.

他们在人群里找到了他。

They sought shelter at my house.

他们在我家避难。

They played at hide and seek in the garden.

他们在花园里玩捉迷藏。

They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.

他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。

They have sought ways to help raise their technical level.

他们想了许多办法来提高自己的技术水平。

They sought out shady spot where they might sit down and rest.

他们找到一处阴凉地方坐下来歇会儿。

They sought shelter from the rain.

他们找寻避雨的地方。

They sought to recover damages, costs, expenses, etc from the firm.

他们设法向那家公司索取损害赔偿金、 用费、 费用等。

They sought the aid of Turks but did not receive it .

他们请求土耳其人援助，但没有得到。

They sought the woods and revolved the oracle in their minds.

他们躲进树林，苦苦思索着神谕的含义。

Do you ask why I, the queen of the gods, have left the heavenly plains and sought your depths.

他们问她来访的目的，她向他们阐明了来意：你们问我这个众神之后为什么要从天上的平原下到深海中来。

He had sought to deprive us of dime.

他企图剥夺我们一角钱。

He sought to blacken his cousin's reputation.

他企图败坏他表兄的名声。

He sought solace in the whisky bottle.

他借酒浇愁。

He determined to seek for a building more suited to their needs.

他决心另找一座更适合他们需要的房子。

He sought to extenuate his fault.

他力图减轻其罪

He is going to Canada to seek his fortune .

他去加拿大想赚大钱。

He sought out his friend in the crowd.

他在人群中找到了他的朋友。

He sought shelter at his friend's house.

他在朋友家避难。

He sought every opportunity to retaliate on his persecutors.

他寻求每一个机会向迫害他的人们复仇。

He sought vainly for the answer.

他寻求答案，但无结果。

He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.

他寻求解决这个问题的适当办法。

He would seek out some bright mechanic in the camp.

他常去军营寻找某个快乐的技工做朋友。

He sought escape in the bottle from hard realities.

他常常借酒消愁来逃避残酷的现实。

He sought honor through fraud and deception.

他弄虚作假，骗取荣誉。

The reason for his success is not far to seek he worked hard.

他成功的原因不难找，那就是他勤奋工作。

He sought out the old farmers and collected their weather lore.

他找一些老农搜集了他预测天气的经验。

He sought out his advisor to discuss his thesis.

他找到导师，讨论自己的论文。

He sought opportunities of doing people services.

他找机会给大家服务。

He sought shelter from the rain.

他找避雨的地方。

He sought her out to ask the reason.

他来找她问究竟是什么原因。

His brother sought Africa and a dish of aloes.

他的兄弟在寻觅非洲和一碟芦荟。

His wisdom and guidance were much sought after.

他的智慧与指导深受欢迎。

His pictures are much sought after by collectors.

他的画为收藏家所争相搜购。

He left the farm to seek his fortune in the city.

他离开农场去城里寻找发迹的机会。

He sought pleasure and made merry all day long.

他终日寻欢作乐。

Besieged with fears, he decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist.

他终日恐惧不安,决定寻求心理医生的帮助。

He sought release from his bondage to satan.

他试图从撒旦的束缚中解脱出来。

He sought to advance within the company's power structure.

他试图在公司的权力结构上晋升。

He tried to seek into her lives without permission.

他试图未经允许就审查她的生活。

He sought to deceive his parents but in vain.

他试图欺骗双亲,但白费心机。

No First Lady had ever before sought public office.

以前从未有过第一夫人去追求政府职位。

But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom, and to remember that in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

但我们始终希望看到他们坚强地维护自己的自由－－而且要记住，在历史上，凡愚蠢地狐假虎威者，终必葬身虎口。

But madman who sought war ought to be put in strait jackets.

但追求战争的狂人应该统统给他们穿上紧身衣。

You should seek medical advice.

你应该请医生诊视。

You sought to help Potter, to help him escape me!

你想帮助波特,帮他逃跑!

You must seek redress in the law courts for the damage to your car.

你的车子受到了损坏，你应当通过法律途径要求赔偿。

Long have ye sought the pathway to LIGHT.

你长久以来寻求光的道路。

To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.

依法进行通过法律行为寻求或加强

For the details of their itinerary, I am all to seek.

关于他们的具体旅程，我毫无所知。

Cadmus went and sought long and far for his sister, but could not find her.

卡德摩斯走遍四面八方，找了很久也找不到妹妹的踪迹。

The relief the plaintiff seek is an injunction and damages.

原告请示的救济为禁止令和损害赔偿金。

Efficiencies across units are sought and achieved.

可以获得跨单元的有效结果。

States seek to become stronger through alliance.

各国力求通过结盟而更加强大。

Carrie got up and sought her lunch box.

嘉莉站起来去拿她的饭盒。

The king sought to aggrandize himself at the expense of his people.

国王以牺牲百姓为代价来扩大自己的权势。

The king sought to aggrandize himself.

国王企图增强自己的势力。

The king sought to expand his realm.

国王谋求扩大领土。

In primitive cultures the obligation to seek and to receive the traditional instruction is binding to all.

在原始文化中，寻求和接受传统教育的义务对全民都的约束力。

Sought an officer's berth in the merchant marine.

在商船上找一个高级船员的职位

His company is greatly sought after .

大家都乐于和他呆在一起。

(vbl.)

We sought long and hard but found no answer.
我们费力多时也未找到答案。

They sought to recover damages, costs, expenses, etc from the firm.
他们设法向那家公司索取损害赔偿金、 用费、 费用等。

We sought her out to tell her of her success.
我们找到她，告诉她她成功了。

This is just what I have long sought after.
这就是我找寻了很久的东西。

Always he sought someone to whom he could talk without caution.
他一直在找一个能够随便谈谈的人。

The government has sought an injunction preventing the paper from publishing the story.
政府已经申请禁令，禁止该报发表此事。

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