| 单词 | chase |
| 释义 | chase (once / 230 pages) 1vn 2v 3n To chase is to follow or go after someone or something you want. This activity is called a chase. Dogs chase cats, cats chase mice, and mice are in big trouble. The word chase tried to run away from the Old French word chacier for "to hunt or strive for,” but we caught it. Any time you’re trying to get something that’s trying to get away from you, you chase it. Police officers chase criminals, and kids playing tag chase each other all over the yard. You can also chase things that aren't physical, like a dream or a goal. This activity itself is called a chase. WORD FAMILYchase: chased, chaser, chases, chasing+/chaser: chasers USAGE EXAMPLESThe Iraqi “led them on a wild goose chase of grave sites saying that he knew where Troy was,” Ginger’s husband Jim says. Time(Dec 01, 2016) The crime Saturday at Plaza Frontenac resulted in a police chase that ended 60 miles away in Illinois. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) “Someday,” he wrote, “my wish will be granted and I'll join a village like this and spend my days chasing sheep across Syria's hills.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit Syn|Hypo|Hyper chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail tree chase an animal up a tree questsearch the trail of (game) hound, hunt, tracepursue or chase relentlessly run downpursue until captured ferrethound or harry relentlessly follow, pursue follow in or as if in pursuit 2v pursue someone sexually or romantically Syn|Hyper chase after court, romance, solicit, woo make amorous advances towards 3n the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper following, pursual, pursuit tracking, trailing the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind shadowing, tailingthe act of following someone secretly stalk, stalkingthe act of following prey stealthily motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 1v cut a groove into chase silver Hyper cut separate with or as if with an instrument 2v cut a furrow into a columns 3Syn|Hyper chamfer, furrow cut separate with or as if with an instrument n a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time Hyper frame the framework for a pair of eyeglasses Chase (once / 1240 pages) n WORD FAMILY Chase: Chases USAGE EXAMPLES“Chase was just a great kid. He was quiet, just polite,” Liptrap said. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) There are some incredibly generous credit card sign-up bonuses available now, including 100,000-point offers from certain Chase and American Express products. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It grew to more than 3,000 names — longer than the Chevy Chase Country Club’s, Don crowed to a Post reporter in 1985. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) n United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) Syn|Exp Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase chief justice the judge who presides over a supreme court pol, political leader, politician, politicoa person active in party politics |
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