quest

名词 quest:

1. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
   同义词：pursuit, pursuance
2. the act of searching for something
   同义词：seeking

动词 quest:

1. make a search (for)
2. search the trail of (game)
3. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
   同义词：bay
4. seek alms, as for religious purposes
5. express the need or desire for; ask for
   同义词：request, bespeak, call for

1. Martin Luther King made many adversaries in his nonviolent quest for equality.
   马丁·路德·金在以非暴力手段寻求平等的过程中树立了许多敌人。
2. The lawyer was on a quest for further evidence.
   律师正在到处找寻更多的证据。
3. The quest for gold was difficult.
   寻找金矿是很困难的。

quest

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
追求：追求或至力于某物的行为或例子；调查
An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
探险：在中世纪传奇故事中，骑士为了完成一既定的业绩而进行的探险：
例句：
the quest for the Holy Grail.
追究圣杯而历险

Archaic A jury of inquest.
【古语】 验尸陪审团
v.（动词）
quest.ed,quest.ing,quests
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To go on a quest.
进行探求
To search for game.
寻找猎物
v.tr.（及物动词）
To search for; seek.See Synonyms at seek
寻找；追求参见 seek

来源：
Middle English queste
中古英语 queste
from Old French
源自 古法语
ultimately from Latin quaesta [feminine past participle of] quaerere [to seek, ask]
最终源自 拉丁语 quaesta [] quaerere的阴性过去分词 [追求，询问]

【引伸】
quest.er
n.（名词）