| 单词 | chase |
| 释义 | chase 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. pursue in order to catch. 2. tr. (foll. by from, out of, to, etc.) drive. 3. intr. a (foll. by after) hurry in pursuit of (a person). b (foll. by round etc.) colloq. act or move about hurriedly. 4. tr. (usu. foll. by up) colloq. pursue (overdue work, payment, etc. or the person responsible for it). 5. tr. colloq. a try to attain. b court persistently and openly. --n 1. pursuit. 2. unenclosed hunting-land. 3. (prec. by the) hunting, esp. as a sport. 4. an animal etc. that is pursued. 5. = STEEPLECHASE. Phrases and idioms go and chase oneself (usu. in imper.) colloq. depart. Etymology: ME f. OF chace chacier, ult. f. L capere take 2. v.tr. emboss or engrave (metal). Etymology: app. f. earlier enchase f. F ench{acirc}sser (as EN-(1), CASE(2)) 3. n. Printing a metal frame holding composed type. Etymology: F ch{acirc}sse f. L capsa CASE(2) 4. n. 1. the part of a gun enclosing the bore. 2. a trench or groove cut to receive a pipe etc. Etymology: F chas enclosed space f. Prov. ca(u)s f. med.L capsum thorax |
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