🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- scrape 354
- horrible 324
- back and forth 32
- outbid 22
- Abort 65
- fall into place 56
- Accent 153
- Degradation 10
- apropos 43
- preface 282
- Alzheimer's disease 34
- kab 2
- Mum 66
- sentence 380
- inimical 2
- Somnolent 25
- soup 314
- knicker 1
- anthrax 57
- narrowband 1
- inheritrix 1
- gas guzzler 41
- thief 324
- trillion 100
- inimitable 1
- forthcoming 152
- undoubtedly 281
- scab 116
- orca 40
- moneys 2
- malagasy 2
- fish and chips 32
- partial 331
- innards 3
- fool 331
- Bordeaux 2
- inkstand 2
- Lift 173
- initialness 2
- logical 297
- dual carriageway 49
- monetarism 3
- build 149
- zebra 275
- Pontiff 77
- well intentioned 48
- initialize 2
- know no boundaries 37
- fail 135
- eat your words 50
- disambiguate 26
- backgammon 87
- arithmetic 320
- initiatory 2
- Perseverance 114
- Political 126
- Bronx cheer 43
- enlist 133
- iniquitous 2
- petulance 3
- inquisition 3
- ayah 31
- caveat emptor 45
- inhospitality 1
- mushy 64
- innermost 4
- Omnipresent 166
- inveteracy 2
- frighten into 32
- operation 324
- shake 355
- wreath 349
- inhospitable 1
- diplodocus 3
- insulated 3
- anonymize 33
- initialism 2
- the Deep South 29
- fireguard 34
- increment 4
- inlay 2
- immoderate 97
- shriek 278
- economic 324
- popular 344
- Unbearable 121
- the Arctic Circle 36
- beast 312
- miscarriage 3
- iniquity 2
- walkabout 73
- initialling 1
- giveaway 84
- inoperable 2
- initialled 1
- inquisitorial 3
- as opposed to 48
- comprehension 316
- Rum 44
- Prone 137
- injuries 2
- inquiries 3
- inland 2
- tumour 148
- parent-teacher association 58
- steel 357
- rebel 331
- abiotic 6
- Plain 101
- stun 200
- inkwell 2
- interpretation 333
- Stuff 107
- lusterless 57
- Obtrusive 100
- inopportune 3
- loth 2
- iniquities 1
- carrotene 4
- hatch 289
- bloodthirsty 61
- injector 1
- eager 286
- injectable 1
- cathode-ray tube 25
- demonic 56
- Tangerine 18
- government 344
- by and large 47
- intensity 316
- lordless 2
- misogynist 3
- insatiable 4
- cystic fibrosis 33
- inmesh 2
- grumpish 3
- injunction 1
- injudicious 2
- inoffensive 2
- injun 1
- neutralise 56
- beneficial 301
- Forecast 165
- Irresistible 55
- atlantis 7
- moorage 2
- innings 2
- Irredeemable 108
- Asceticism 25
- vex 312
- spade 326
- sanctuary 122
- elemental 84
- PURPOSE 30
- pigmy 4
- dyslexic 33
- evaluative 23
- free and easy 33
- inking 17
- material 334
- come off it 43
- Reveal 82
- abridgment 49
- inkiest 1
- phantasmagorical 4
- southeast 273
- perspiry 4
- insanities 4
- innuendo 2
- Porn 54
- meantime 274
- underway 147
- havildar 2
- simulation 172
- inkier 1
- bacteria 281
- oa 2
- Midnight 40
- instillation 3
- Vigorous 142
- innkeeper 2
- inquorate 3
- inlaid 3
- multimedia 3
- banister 45
- zeal 317
- Imprecise 50
- lunch 54
- block sth out 26
- cidery 2
- Mania 141
- centripetal 4
- innocently 2
- gong 43
- innovativeness 2
- inlaying 1
- Spokesperson 43
- republican 237
- instantaneous 3
- inductee 91
- Conquer 95
- coper 4
- inlander 1
- hospitalities 4
- negatory 4
- calorimeter 6
- mainland 259
- occasion 431
- glitterati 38
- outdid 3
- instigation 3
- hypoallergenic 3
- GO 39
- dysplasia 4
- newspaper 173
- glug 41
- column 352
- doting 31
- unscrupulous 154
- intrust 3
- Bail 122
- audiometry 2
- pancosmic 3
- slay 258
- Boom 135
- geology 300
- recorder 351
- catch 162
- cosmos 93
- inmate 2
- waylay 97
- puppet 354
- swordfish 52
- Sap 155
- extruder 29
- REVISE 28
- installer 3
- inpatient 2
- insistency 3
- instituter 3
- according to 44
- innless 1
- impieties 3
- Slavery 126
- Divide 127
- megalomania 2
- Prejudice 60
- crunch 163
- chipper 42
- scratch 343
- can 165
- lazy 357
- innocency 1
- artefact 105
- sufficient 355
- lobotomy 2
- inquisitor 2
- insinuation 3
- unrivaled 70
- volcano 350
- formal 356
- Rectangular 28
- Only 89
- clinch 99
- farmeress 3
- Roman 220
- macedonia 2
- innovatively 1
- Revolution 32
- predictive 88
- fling 56
- cultivation 47
- typist 302
- insolubilize 3
- mass 335
- Chuck 77
- variable 317
- hooves 3
- Avalanche 71
- phonographic 2
- Bed 76
- imaginary 352
- bring sb up 46
- retire 366
- desk 150
- inputting 1
- common 369
- Chastity 43
- artifactitious 4
- shed 354
- oral 342
- somber 263
- naysayer 21
- insanitation 4
- heed 118
- intermarriage 4
- instrumented 3
- generalization 149
- graphology 32
- cheese 309
- whose 51
- bentwood 4
- portrayal 147
- evaporable 39
- boogie 36
- pict 4
- hypertensive 2
- pigeon 285
- insinuating 2
- insouciant 2
- crevasse 58
- instigator 2
- insightfully 2
- inquirer 1
- clay 313
- regress 101
- mules 1
- inseminate 2
- intercostal 4
- insertion 3
- Applicable 161
- heart 166
- instinctual 3
- insomniac 3
- instantness 2
- Disable 145
- inroads 1
- Mistakenly 43
- angerly 5
- whatever 304
- HYGIENE 31
- nephew 258
- casket 196
- maximum 339
- misfile 1
- assail 62
- coffee 69
- inscriptive 1
- transmit 304
- cannonball 46
- Fun 82
- Unscrupulous 55
- instructor 3
- biped 58
- pregnancy 44
- instrumentation 3
- Cargo 104
- insetting 2
- Peaceful 104
- misunderstand 371
- dl 3
- chunk 136
- squally 43
- insinuatingly 2
- institutes 2
- inseam 3
- sexual 295
- tithe 149
- awe 205
- manly 275
- landlord 305
- shroud 201
- Immemorial 70
- remind sb of sb/sth 8
- meditation 57
- coast guard 50
- institutionalized 3
- nomination 144
- limit 326
- hypocrisy 142
- reductive 128
- half-hearted 76
- gain access to 2
- diphtheria 65
- geoeconomics 21
- league 141
- Illegal drugs 43
- shack 170
- Coexist 43
- installing 2
- installed 2
- aware 371
- instrumentalist 3
- Eraser 64
- candid 142
- panicking 3
- emperor 330
- enterprise 174
- Mankind 62
- musicianer 3
- insolation 2
- photoshoot 2
- arcade 148
- Concrete jungle 19
- misfortuned 1
- imply 328
- esplanade 48
- Enthusiast 88
- chieftain 42
- similar 195
- insincere 2
- overfeed 3
- centimetre 246
- Hum 95
- German 302
- continent 365
- hawthorn 3
- electrodynamics 6
- respective 297
- explicitly 129
- sorrow 368
- gothic 43
- bugle 51
- expectedly 29
- petrodollars 2
- Accomplished 96
- loan 339
- statue 281
- detached 156
- prior 298
- instal 1
- courteous 152
- Sage 42
- insp 1
- cholera 67
- Force 168
- insistence 2
- inform 330
- interlocutory 3
- decease 44
- splendid 407
- peroxide 3
- insubstantial 3
- Maturity 35
- untouched 93
- interconnection 3
- happiness 303
- rapid 432
- borderline 47
- insouciance 1
- gooey 62
- Suggest 161
- insinuate 2
- spotlight 157
- castle 259
- encase 46
- insolvency 1
- Limited 94
- commonsensical 23
- wizard 95
- truthful 51
- punctual 381
- volume 325
- mischance 2
- Partnership 64
- Nickel 76
- pessimist 3
- sung 142
- manhood 1
- inherent 120
- lay 323
- needlessly 105
- Independent 158
- perpetualist 3
- IRRELEVANT 108
- drumbeat 59
- committee 303
- pesty 3
- radioactive 324
- alien 176
- Toil 16
- insincerity 1
- crisis 323
- address 433
- castaway 41
- interfaith 5
- thesaurus 133
- Altogether 111
- Gallup poll 29
- lawyer 323
- insignificancy 1
- constraint 63
- musicology 48
- fairyland 53
- familiarly 35
- pickled 3
- Admit 161
- reflex 164
- insigne 1
- trust 371
- participate 337
- draft 365
- in the middle of nowhere 60
- intermediacy 3
- institutionalism 2
- inserted 2
- Inspired 135
- Storage 58
- caiman 7
- externship 4
pursue
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pursues; pursued; pursuing
pursues; pursued; pursuing
Learner's definition of PURSUE
[+ object]
1
: to follow and try to catch or capture (someone or something) for usually a long distance or time追逐；追捕
- Hounds pursued the fox for miles.这群猎犬跟在狐狸后面追了好几英里。
- The criminal is being pursued by police.那名罪犯正在警方的追捕中。
2
: to try to get or do (something) over a period of time追求；致力于
- He chose to pursue a college degree.他选择了攻读大学文凭。
- She wants to pursue a legal career.她想从事法律工作。
3
: to be involved in (an activity)从事（活动）
- pursue a hobby从事业余爱好
4
: to move along (a course)沿着…前行；追随
- The ship pursued [=followed] a northerly course.这条船向北航行。
5
: to make an effort to find out more about (something)钻研；研究
- 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。
- My associate is interested in pursuing the case.我同事有兴趣研究这起案例。
— pursuer
noun, plural pursuers [count]- He changed direction to confuse his pursuers.他改变了方向，以迷惑那些追踪他的人。
Example Sentences
It is this peace among the Great Powers—at least for the near term—that makes it truly possible both to pursue my vision of the post-Cold War world and, at the same time, to hedge against failure by maintaining the capacity to protect ourselves and our interests … 
Robert S. McNamara, In Retrospect, 1995 The monster truck pursued him at insane speeds, through phone booths and gas pumps and even over cliffs, but he never knew why. Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone, 14-28 July 1994 In a world of nation-states the assumption that governments will pursue their own interests gives order and predictability to international affairs. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Heritage, 3 May/June 1994 Hounds pursued the fox for miles. The criminal is being pursued by police. He chose to pursue a college degree. She wants to pursue a legal career. See More
Robert S. McNamara, In Retrospect, 1995 The monster truck pursued him at insane speeds, through phone booths and gas pumps and even over cliffs, but he never knew why. Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone, 14-28 July 1994 In a world of nation-states the assumption that governments will pursue their own interests gives order and predictability to international affairs. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Heritage, 3 May/June 1994 Hounds pursued the fox for miles. The criminal is being pursued by police. He chose to pursue a college degree. She wants to pursue a legal career. See More Recent Examples on the Web Since the case was not deemed a federal crime, the Bureau chose not to pursue it. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 His friends would take note of his new hobby — including Colorado's first Black Lt. Gov. George Brown, who saw Dwight's work and encouraged him to pursue it seriously. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 The latter, of course, exposed hardline members of the Right eager to pursue a massive military buildup as protection against the Soviets, as equally dense. John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Alternatively, ekev can mean to pursue, as in running on one’s heels to attain a certain goal. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 The driver subsequently fled at a high rate of speed on Wilson Mills Road and officers did not pursue it. cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 Just five years later, the New York guitarist Jonny Lam decided to pursue pedal steel as a way to differentiate himself in a city with a glut of guitarists. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 But, for instance, if a defensive back isn’t six-foot and has thirty-three-inch arms, Saban isn’t going to pursue him heavily. John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022 Chiuz, a 27-year-old videographer from North Hills, had decided to pursue barbering as a serious hobby weeks before. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 See More
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 His friends would take note of his new hobby — including Colorado's first Black Lt. Gov. George Brown, who saw Dwight's work and encouraged him to pursue it seriously. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 The latter, of course, exposed hardline members of the Right eager to pursue a massive military buildup as protection against the Soviets, as equally dense. John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Alternatively, ekev can mean to pursue, as in running on one’s heels to attain a certain goal. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 The driver subsequently fled at a high rate of speed on Wilson Mills Road and officers did not pursue it. cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 Just five years later, the New York guitarist Jonny Lam decided to pursue pedal steel as a way to differentiate himself in a city with a glut of guitarists. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 But, for instance, if a defensive back isn’t six-foot and has thirty-three-inch arms, Saban isn’t going to pursue him heavily. John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022 Chiuz, a 27-year-old videographer from North Hills, had decided to pursue barbering as a serious hobby weeks before. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pursure, pursiure, from Latin prosequi, from pro- forward + sequi to follow — more at pro-, sue
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pursue was in the 14th century verb¹
verb²
👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文