pursue

单词音标

pursue音标[pә\'sju:]

汉语翻译

vt. 追赶, 追踪, 追随, 追求, 实行, 继续, 从事

vi. 追赶, 继续

词型变化

名词:pursuer动词过去式:pursued过去分词:pursued现在分词:pursuing第三人称单数:pursues形容词:pursuable

词意辨析

pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

这些动词均含“跟随、追踪”之意。

pursue: 指坚持不懈、毫不动摇地紧跟、追赶某人、某物或某个事业。

follow: 普遍用词，含义*广，多指跟随起引导作用的人或物，跟随的动机可以是善意的，也可能是恶意的。

chase: 指快速追赶或决心追踪，褒义贬义均可用。

hunt: 原义为“追猎、猎取”，现用于指追捕或搜寻逃犯等。

trace: 指根据线索或足迹进行跟踪。用于抽象意义时指找到某事物的根源。

track: 指沿着人或动物留下的印迹或行迹追踪。

trail: 一般指跟踪追击。

英语解释

动词 pursue:

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

同义词：prosecute, engage

follow in or as if in pursuit

同义词：follow

go in search of or hunt for

同义词：quest for, go after, quest after

carry further or advance

同义词：follow up on, act on

例句

She is pursuing her studies at the university.

她在大学继续深造。

The government is pursuing a policy of non-intervention.

*府正奉行不干预*策。

The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.

警方正在追捕一名越狱的逃犯。

详细解释

pur.sue

v.（动词）

pur.sued,pur.su.ing,pur.sues

v.tr.（及物动词）

To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase:

追：为了赶上或捕获而努力跟随；追求：

例句：

a fox that was pursued by hounds.

被猎狗追捕的狐狸

To strive to gain or accomplish:

努力去获得或完成：

例句：

pursue lofty political goals.

追求崇高的*治目标

To proceed along the course of; follow:

沿着踪迹前进；跟随：

例句：

a ship that pursued the southern course.

走南部航线的船

To carry further; advance:

继续执行；前进：

例句：

Let`s not pursue this argument.

让我们别再继续这个争论了

To be engaged in (a vocation or hobby, for example).

从事（例如，一种职业或爱好）

To court:

献殷勤，追求：

例句：

a lady who was pursued by many suitors.

被许多求婚者追求的女士

To continue to torment or afflict; haunt:

继续折磨或影响；纠缠：

例句：

was pursued by the demons of lust and greed.

被淫欲及贪婪的幽灵所纠缠

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase.

为了赶上或捕获而努力追赶；追求

To carry on; continue.

执行；继续

来源：

Middle English pursuen

中古英语 pursuen

from Anglo-Norman pursure

源自 英法语 pursure

from Vulgar Latin *prôsequere

源自 俗拉丁语 *prôsequere

from Latin prôsequo * see prosecute

源自 拉丁语 prôsequo *参见 prosecute

【引伸】

pursu.able

adj.（形容词）

pursu.er

n.（名词）