sought

1. 
   Sought is the past tense and past participle of seek.

1. Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting
   金先生在会上讲话时试图消除那些恐惧。
2. Adam sought guidance from the Almighty
   亚当寻求上帝的指引。
3. He sought to buttress some of his arguments with quotations from Mein Kampf
   他引用《我的奋斗》中的语录来论证自己的观点。
4. His work is much sought after by collectors.
   他的作品在收藏家们那里很抢手。
5. His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.
   教区居民征询他的建议并且爱戴着他。
6. They sought the help of a marriage counsellor.
   他们寻求婚姻顾问的帮助。
7. The Black church community has sought to bring together Christians from different denominational backgrounds
   黑人教会社区试图将来自不同教派的基督徒联合起来。
8. He sought to extract the maximum political advantage from the cut in interest rates
   他试图从降息中牟取最大的政治好处。
9. I sought legal advice on this.
   我就此进行了法律咨询。
10. She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
    为了使该法案顺利通过，她寻求总统的帮助。
11. Some feminists sought reforms within the existing social order.
    一些女权主义者寻求在现存的社会制度内进行改革。
12. He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him.
    他声称别人欠他一笔钱，他在想方设法讨要回来。
13. The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy
    瑞典人通过秘密的外交手段来争取他的自由。
14. His candidacy has divided the party; while most have scorned him, others have sought to rehabilitate him.
    他的候选资格使该党出现分化；其中大多数人都嘲弄他，而另外一些人则想办法为他恢复名誉。
15. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio
    史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
16. The family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them.
    这家人已经找到一个方法摆脱她以及她给他们带来的问题。
17. He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle
    他找了一份放牛的差事，负责把牛赶到一起。
18. Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
    他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
19. Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily
    4名在意大利大使馆寻求避难的人已经自愿离开了。
20. Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.
    保守党主席的职位急寻候选人。
21. The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.
    这对夫妇已经向婚姻指导顾问寻求帮助。
22. Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned.
    埃伦在山里呆了一整天，并于回来后找到了我。
23. Although he has sought to find a peaceful solution, he is facing pressure to use greater military force.
    尽管他试图寻求和平解决，但现在却面临使用更多武力的压力。
24. Prime Minister Hun Sen has sought to steer a course between the two groups
    洪森首相设法游走于两个集团之间。
25. This site remained undiscovered, though long sought, until recent times.
    虽经长期寻找，但该遗址直到最近才被发现。
26. Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.
    西班牙自由主义者寻求语言及行政上的统一。
27. The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
    工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
28. They sought out potters who had once made copies of the ancient vessels.
    他们寻找曾经仿制过古代器皿的陶工。
29. They sought to kill him.
    他们企图杀他。
30. They sought out a shady spot where they might sit down and rest.
    他们找到一块阴凉地方可以坐下休息。

adj

1. being searched for
   1. the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum

   Synonym:    sought-after(a)

2. that is looked for
   1. the long sought relatives