in quest of something

literary trying to find or get something 寻找某物

They journeyed to the distant Molucca islands in quest of spices.

他们远赴摩鹿加群岛寻找香料。

Examples from the Corpus

in quest of something• Foreign powers had long penetrated the area in quest of wealth or influence, or to counter the lusts of their adversaries.• In this respect, Odysseus represents the male flight from domesticity and intimacy in quest of independence.• All during the night thousands were out in quest of plunder.• We drove across the prairie in quest of a monster.

→ in quest of something at quest(1)

词汇	in quest of something
释义	in quest of something in quest of something literary trying to find or get something 寻找某物 They journeyed to the distant Molucca islands in quest of spices. 他们远赴摩鹿加群岛寻找香料。 Examples from the Corpus in quest of something• Foreign powers had long penetrated the area in quest of wealth or influence, or to counter the lusts of their adversaries.• In this respect, Odysseus represents the male flight from domesticity and intimacy in quest of independence.• All during the night thousands were out in quest of plunder.• We drove across the prairie in quest of a monster. → in quest of something at quest(1)
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