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IELTS BNC: 3378 COCA: 3312

chase

1 chase /ˈtʃeɪs/ noun
plural chases
1 chase
/ˈtʃeɪs/
noun
plural chases
Learner's definition of CHASE
[count] : the act of following and trying to catch a person, animal, etc.追逐;追捕
[singular] : an eager attempt to get something追求
see also wild goose chase
[count] chiefly British : steeplechase

cut to the chase

: to go directly to the important points of a story, argument, etc.,开门见山;直截了当

give chase

: to chase someone or something追赶;追捕;追踪
often + to
2 chase /ˈtʃeɪs/ verb
chases; chased; chasing
2 chase
/ˈtʃeɪs/
verb
chases; chased; chasing
Learner's definition of CHASE
: to follow and try to catch (someone or something)追逐;追赶;追捕
[+ object]
[no object]
+ after
: to try very hard to get (someone or something)追寻;寻求
[+ object]
[no object]
+ after
: to try to attract (someone) for a romantic or sexual relationship追求;向…求爱
[+ object]
[no object]
+ after
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to cause (someone or something) to go away赶走,驱逐

chase down

[phrasal verb]
chase (someone or something) down or chase down (someone or something)
: to follow and catch (someone or something)追捕;追查
: to search for and find (someone or something)寻出,找到

chase up

[phrasal verb] British
chase (something) up or chase up (something) : to search for and find (someone or something)找到,找出
chase (someone) up or chase up (someone) : to contact or find (someone) usually in order to get something(常指为获得某物)追讨,寻找
IELTS BNC: 3378 COCA: 3312

chase

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noun (1)

1
a
: the hunting of wild animals
used with the
b
: the act of chasing : pursuit
The police caught the robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway.
c
: an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired
this mad chase of fame John Dryden
2
: something pursued : quarry
A fox was the hunter's chase.
3
: a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve
4
: steeplechase sense 1
observed the chase with binoculars
5
: a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another
The movie's chases involved cars and helicopters.

chase

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verb (1)

chased; chasing

transitive verb

1
a
: to follow rapidly : pursue
a dog chasing a rabbit
b
: hunt
c
: to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring
He was always chasing after women.
2
obsolete : harass
3
: to seek out
often used with down
detectives chasing down clues
4
: to cause to depart or flee : drive
chase the dog out of the garden
5
: to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally
6
: to swing at (a baseball pitched out of the strike zone)

intransitive verb

1
: to chase an animal, person, or thing
chase after material possessions
2
: rush, hasten
chased all over town looking for a place to stay

chase

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verb (2)

chased; chasing

transitive verb

1
a
: to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge
b
: to make by such indentation
c
: to set with gems
2
a
b
: to cut (a thread) with a chaser

chase

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noun (2)

1
2
: the bore of a cannon
3
a
: trench
b
: a channel (as in a wall) for something to lie in or pass through

chase

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noun (3)

: a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)
Choose the Right Synonym for chase

chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone.

chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running.

a dog chasing a cat

pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain.

pursued the criminal through narrow streets

follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake.

friends followed me home in their car

trail may stress a following of tracks or traces rather than a visible object.

trail deer
trailed a suspect across the country

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer — see chase entry 2

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French chacer, from Vulgar Latin *captiare — more at catch

Verb (2)

Middle English, modification of Anglo-French enchaser to set

Noun (2)

French chas eye of a needle, from Late Latin capsus enclosed space, alteration of Latin capsa box — more at case

Noun (3)

probably from French châsse frame, reliquary, from Middle French chasse, from Latin capsa

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1612, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chase was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 3378 COCA: 3312
chase

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHASE | CHASE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, short長時間的/遠距離的追趕;短時間的/短距離的追趕high-speed高速追逐car汽車追逐The film ends with a long car chase.這部電影以長時間的汽車追逐結束。police警方追捕wild goose徒勞的追求He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found).他讓我們白忙了一場。VERB + CHASEgive, take up追趕;開始追趕The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase.老太太大聲呼救,然後開始追趕。A police officer arrived on the scene and took up the chase.一名警察趕到現場,開始追捕。give up放棄追逐Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.獵人們又累又餓,最後放棄了追獵。join, join in加入追趕Several children joined in the chase.幾個孩子加入了這場追趕。CHASE + NOUNscene, sequence追逐的場景/鏡頭The movie opens with an exciting chase scene.電影以刺激的追捕場面開始。PHRASESthe thrill of the chase追求的快感What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?他到底想要什麼?僅僅是追求的快感嗎?

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