| 单词 | pursue |
| 释义 | pursue —pursue /pəˈsjuː/ aep /pɚˈsuː/ verb [T] (FOLLOW) ↑Verb Endings for pursue ► F0 to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch or kill them: » The car was pursued by helicopters.» The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.» He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly pursued by the police.Thesaurus+: ↑HuntingThesaurus+: ↑Pursuing• • • Extra Examples:» She said that she was tired of being pursued by crowds of journalists.» He ran down the street, hotly pursued by two police officers.» The disgraced minister walked swiftly from the car to his house pursued by a whole posse of reporters.» He'd been pursuing her for months and then she finally agreed to go out with him.» I don't think we should pursue this matter any further.verb [T] (TRY TO DO) ↑Verb Endings for pursue ► C1 If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time: » He decided to pursue a career in television.» We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should pursue for these new products.» Michael Evans is leaving the company to pursue his own business interests.» She is ruthless in pursuing her goals.Thesaurus+: ↑Trying and making an effort , ↑Effort and expending energy• • • Extra Examples:» The company is aggressively pursuing new business opportunities.» The government is pursuing a policy of containment.» He used to play with a group but now he's pursuing a solo career.» We should pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem.» The government pursued every diplomatic channel to free the hostages.verb [T] (TRY TO GET) ↑Verb Endings for pursue F0 to try very hard to persuade someone to accept a job: » The company has been pursuing Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsF0 to try to discover information about a subject: » We will not be pursuing this matter any further.» The police are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry into the case.» I don't think this idea is worth pursuing any further.» The press has pursued this story relentlessly.Thesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating valueF0 to try very hard to persuade someone to have a relationship with you: » He's been pursuing her for months and yet she's so clearly not interested.Thesaurus+: ↑Finding a partner |
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