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单词 chase
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chase1 /tʃeɪs/USA pronunciation   v., chased, chas•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. to follow rapidly or intently in order to overtake, etc.;
    pursue: [+ object]The police chased the thief down the street.[+ after + object]They chased after the thief.
  2. to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, etc.: [+ object]He's been chasing that job for years.[+ after + object]He's been chasing after my job.
  3. [+ object] to drive or send out by force: The dog chased the cat out of the room.
  4. [no object* often: ~ + around (+ verb-ing)] to rush;
    hasten: She was chasing around all afternoon looking for a gift.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of chasing;
    pursuit:I gave up the chase and went home.
Idioms
  1. Idioms give chase, to go in pursuit:In a few minutes other police patrols gave chase.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chase1  (chās),USA pronunciation v., chased, chas•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.:The police officer chased the thief.
  2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game;
    hunt:to chase deer.
  3. to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, gaining, etc.:He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him.
  4. to drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment:She chased the cat out of the room.

v.i. 
  1. to follow in pursuit:to chase after someone.
  2. to rush or hasten:We spent the weekend chasing around from one store to another.

n. 
  1. the act of chasing;
    pursuit:The chase lasted a day.
  2. an object of pursuit;
    something chased.
  3. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a private game preserve;
    a tract of privately owned land reserved for, and sometimes stocked with, animals and birds to be hunted.
  4. British Termsthe right of keeping game or of hunting on the land of others.
  5. a steeplechase.
  6. Idioms cut to the chase, [Informal.]to get to the main point.
  7. give chase, to pursue:The hunt began and the dogs gave chase.
  8. the chase, the sport or occupation of hunting.
  • Vulgar Latin *captiāre; see catch
  • Middle French chasser to hunt, Old French chacier
  • Middle English chacen 1250–1300
chasea•ble, adj. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged oust, rout, scatter.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hunt, quest.

chase2  (chās),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Printinga rectangular iron frame in which composed type is secured or locked for printing or platemaking.
  2. Buildinga space or groove in a masonry wall or through a floor for pipes or ducts.
  3. a groove, furrow, or trench;
    a lengthened hollow.
  4. [Ordn.]
    • the part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
    • the part containing the bore.
  • Late Latin capsus (masculine), capsum (neuter) fully or partly enclosed space, variant of capsa case2
  • Middle French chas, chasse
  • 1570–80

chase3  (chās),USA pronunciation v.t., chased, chas•ing. 
  1. to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing.
  2. to cut (a screw thread), as with a chaser or machine tool.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English chased (past participle); aphetic variant of enchase

Chase  (chās),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, U.S. educator, novelist, and essayist.
  2. Sal•mon Portland  (salmən),USA pronunciation 1808–73, U.S. jurist and statesman: secretary of the Treasury 1861–64;
    Chief Justice of the U.S. 1864–73.
  3. Biographical Samuel, 1741–1811, U.S. jurist and leader in the American Revolution: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1796–1811.
  4. Biographical Stuart, 1888–1985, U.S. economist and writer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chase /tʃeɪs/ vb
  1. to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
  2. (tr; often followed by out, away, or off) to force to run (away); drive (out)
  3. (transitive) informal to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
  4. (transitive) often followed by up: informal to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc
  5. (intransitive) informal to hurry; rush
n
  1. the act of chasing; pursuit
  2. any quarry that is pursued
  3. Brit an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted
  4. Brit the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others
  5. the chasethe act or sport of hunting
  6. short for steeplechase
  7. give chaseto pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin captiāre (unattested), from Latin captāre to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch
chase /tʃeɪs/ n
  1. a rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making
  2. the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle
  3. a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc
vb (transitive)

  1. Also: chamfer to cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc)
Etymology: 17th Century (in the sense: frame for letterpress matter): probably from French châsse frame (in the sense: bore of a cannon, etc): from Old French chas enclosure, from Late Latin capsus pen for animals; both from Latin capsa case²
chase /tʃeɪs/ vb (transitive)
  1. Also: enchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French enchasser enchase
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