pursue

[pə'sju:]

v.追求, 追捕, 继续执行, 从事

vt.

1. 追赶; 追踪; 追捕

The policemen pursued the bank robbers.

警察追赶抢劫银行的罪犯。

2. (疾病等)纠缠; 跟随

He has been pursued by misfortune.

他厄运连连。

3. 追求; 向……求爱

She pursued the goal of perfection in her art.

她的目标是追求艺术上的完美境界。

4. 进行; 从事; 继续

He has set his heart on pursuing his studies abroad.

他下决心到国外求学。

vi.

1. 追赶[(+after)]

The police are pursuing after a fugitive.

警察在追捕一名逃犯。

2. 继续进行

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

vt.追赶; 追求

chase  follow  seek  shadow  trail  heel  quest  hunt  go after  

同义参见:

woo  court  wage  undertake  tail  tag  stalk  heel  prosecute  chase  

反义:

vi.追赶; 追踪; 追捕

flee  escape  

英英释义

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

短语词组

pursue after

1. 追赶

The police were pursuing after the criminals.

警察正在追赶那帮歹徒。

补充

pursuepursue英:[pəˈsju:] 美:[pɚˈsu]vt.1.追捕, 追击The policemen pursued the bank robbers.警察追捕银行抢劫犯。Foxes, wild cats and other animals pursue the hare.狐狸、野猫及其他一些动物都捕食野兔。2.追求He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。3.继续; 从事, 经营He pursued his studies after leaving school.他离开学校后仍继续进行研究。The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

例句

1. She pursued the man who had stolen her bag.她追赶偷她包的那个男人。 2. The hounds pursued the fox.猎犬们追逐这只狐狸。 3. He said Japan would continue to pursue these policies.他说日本将继续实行这些政策。 4. organizations which use criminal tactics to pursue their objectives利用犯罪手段实现目标的组织 5. Is it impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously?经济改革和政治民主不能同时实现吗？ 6. Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。 7. If your original request is denied, don't be afraid to pursue the matter.如果你最初的请求遭到拒绝, 不要害怕, 要继续追问下去。 8. That's an idea that's worth pursuing.这是个值得进一步思考的观点。 9. We're pursuing various possibilities.我们正在探究各种可能性。 10. If the company chooses to pursue the matter through the courts we will defend our position vigorously.如果公司选择提起诉讼的话, 我们将会有力地对我们的立场加以辩护。 11. Ill health pursued her.她一直病痛缠身。 12. It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests.对于那些嫁给外交官的女性来说, 追求个人兴趣变得更难了。 13. She had come to England to pursue an acting career.她为了从事演艺事业来到了英国。 14. McKinnon didn't pursue the matter.麦金农没有追究这件事。 15. He might think she was pursuing him.他可能觉得她在追求他。 16. She fled and he pursued.她逃, 他追。 17. The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.警方正在追捕一名越狱逃犯。 18. We will pursue the subject of discussion tomorrow.我们明天继续讨论这个题目。 19. We have decided not to pursue the matter any further.我们决定不再追查那件事了。 20. The government is pursuing a policy of non-intervention.政府正奉行于不干预政策。 21. Bad luck pursued her.厄运纠缠着她。 22. to pursue after an escaped prisoner追赶一名越狱逃犯 23. She said she would pursue for him.她说要起诉他。 24. the officer pursued the van.警官追赶那辆厢式货车。 25. a heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditors.负债累累的商人正被债主们逼得走投无路。 26. Sophie was being pursued by a number of men.索菲正遭到好几个男人的纠缠。 27. should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?.人们是否可以以牺牲他人的幸福为代价来追求自己的幸福？。 28. mercy lasts as long as sin pursues man.只要罪过纠缠着人类，怜悯就会存在下去。 29. the road pursued a straight course over the scrubland.这条路直线穿过灌木丛林。 30. Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career.安德鲁决心从事计算机行业。 31. the council decided not to pursue an appeal.委员会决定不提出上诉。 32. we shall not pursue the matter any further.我们将不再深究此事。 33. The robber ran off pursued by two policemen.劫匪逃跑，两名警察在后追捕。 34. to pursue a career in banking从事银行业 35. She didn't seem to want to pursue the discussion so I changed the subject.她似乎不想继续讨论，所以我换了话题。 36. Hounds pursued the fox for miles.这群猎犬跟在狐狸后面追了好几英里。 37. The criminal is being pursued by police.那名罪犯正在警方的追捕中。 38. He chose to pursue a college degree.他选择了攻读大学文凭。 39. She wants to pursue a legal career.她想从事法律工作。 40. pursue a hobby从事业余爱好 41. The ship pursued [=followed] a northerly course.这条船向北航行。 42. I'll be meeting with my lawyer to pursue this matter further.我将约见我的律师，并就这一问题做进一步的探讨。 43. My associate is interested in pursuing the case.我同事有兴趣研究这起案例。 44. He changed direction to confuse his pursuers.他改变了方向，以迷惑那些追踪他的人。