questBrE/kwest/NAmE/kwest/noun~ (forsth)(formal or literary) alongsearchforsth, especiallyforsomequalitysuchashappiness探索，寻找，追求（幸福等）◆thequestforhappiness/knowledge/truth对幸福/知识/真理的追求◆Hesetoffinquestofadventure. 他出发探险去了。
questBrE/kwest/NAmE/kwest/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyquestBrE/kwest/NAmE/kwest/present simple - he / she / itquestsBrE/kwests/NAmE/kwests/past simplequestedBrE/ˈkwestɪd/NAmE/ˈkwestɪd/past participlequestedBrE/ˈkwestɪd/NAmE/ˈkwestɪd/ -ing formquestingBrE/ˈkwestɪŋ/NAmE/ˈkwestɪŋ/[I]~ (forsth)(formal or literary) tosearchforsththatisdifficulttofind探索；探求