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单词 chevy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chev•y  (chevē),USA pronunciation v., chev•ied, chev•y•ing, n., pl. chev•ies. [Brit.]
v.t. 
  1. to chase;
    run after.
  2. to harass;
    nag;
    torment.

v.i. 
  1. to race;
    scamper.

n. 
  1. Sporta hunting cry.
  2. Sporta hunt, chase, or pursuit.
  3. Gamesthe game of prisoner's base.
Also, chivvy, chivy. 
  • perh. short for Chevy Chase 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chevy /ˈtʃɛvɪ/ n , vb
  1. a variant of chivy
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chivy, chivvy /ˈtʃɪvɪ/chevy Brit vb (chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying, chevied)
  1. (transitive) to harass or nag
  2. (transitive) to hunt
  3. (intransitive) to run about
n ( pl chivies, chivvies, chevies)
  1. a hunt
  2. obsolete a hunting cry
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad
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