词组 | quests |
释义 | (redirected from quests)in quest of (something)Hunting, seeking, or searching for something. I'm going to town in quest of a new book to read. The border is always filled with refugees in quest of a better future. Tommy been in quest of a quest for (someone or something)To hunt, seek, or search for something. We've been questing for locations to shoot our new film. The border is always filled with refugees questing for a better future. in quest of someone or somethingand in search of someone or somethingseeking or hunting something; trying to find something. They went into town in quest of a reasonably priced restaurant. Monday morning I'll go out in search of a job. quest for someone or somethingto seek after someone or something. Martin is off questing for a book on baroque organ building. She is questing for a better way to do it. in search ofAlso, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s. questsee under in search of. |
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