| 单词 | sought |
| 释义 | sought (once / 86 pages) adj I have long sought an answer to the following question: If sought is the past tense of seek, how come you say "we played hide and seek all afternoon" instead of "we hid and sought all afternoon?" Seek means to look for, and sought is what you say when you're done with the looking. "As a young man, I sought my fortune. Now it is time for me to sit by the fire, searching for the long-sought-after answer to the timeless question 'What did it all mean?'" WORD FAMILYsought: soughtest, unsought USAGE EXAMPLESYet I was still unprepared to deal with the worst bad days and sought medical care three times in that first 30 days. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) In 1970, Brewer sought a full term as governor based on the belief that George Wallace would not run. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "Morales remains at large and is being intensively sought by law enforcement," they said. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj that is looked for the long sought relatives 2adj being searched for the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum Syn sought-after wanted desired or wished for or sought |
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