pursue

• vt. 继续；从事；追赶；纠缠
• vi. 追赶；继续进行

来自古法语poursuir,来自porsivre拼写变体，来自俗拉丁语*prosequare,来自prosequi,追求，追随，跟随，追逐，来自pur-,向前，-seq,跟随，词源同sequence,prosecute,execute.

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;

"She pursued many activities"

"They engaged in a discussion"

2. follow in or as if in pursuit;

"The police car pursued the suspected attacker"

"Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

3. go in search of or hunt for;

"pursue a hobby"

4. carry further or advance;

"Can you act on this matter soon?"

pursue

pursue: [13] Pursue is first cousin to prosecute. Both go back ultimately to Latin prōsequī ‘follow up, pursue’. This led fairly directly to English prosecute, but it also seems to have had a Vulgar Latin descendant *prōsequere, which passed into English via Old French porsivre and Anglo-Norman pursuer as pursue.
=> prosecute, sue, suit

pursue (v.)

late 13c., "to follow with hostile intent," from Anglo-French pursuer and directly from Old French poursuir (Modern French poursuivre), variant of porsivre "to chase, pursue, follow; continue, carry on," from Vulgar Latin *prosequare, from Latin prosequi "follow, accompany, attend; follow after, escort; follow up, pursue," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Meaning "to proceed, to follow" (a path, etc.), usually figurative (a course of action, etc.), is from late 14c. This sense also was in Latin. Related: Pursued; pursuing. For sense, compare prosecute.

pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

这些动词均含"跟随，追踪"之意。

pursue： 指坚持不懈、毫不动摇地紧跟、追赶某人、某物或某个事业。

follow： 普遍用词，含义最广，多指跟随起引导作用的人或物，跟随的动机可以是善意的，也可能是恶意的。

chase： 指快速追赶或决心追踪，褒义贬义均可用。

hunt： 原义为"追猎、猎取"，现用于指追捕或搜寻逃犯等。

trace： 指根据线索或足迹进行跟踪。用于抽象意义时指找到某事物的根源。

track： 指沿着人或动物留下的印迹或行迹追踪。

trail： 一般指跟踪追击。

The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification ( ' , 快乐 ) so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?

出自-2010年12月听力原文

I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Although it is possible that only people who are cognitively healthy would pursue such activities, those who read newspapers or magazines or played music did not show similar benefits.

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college.

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

In other words, structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursuing real solutions.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allow students to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

How can it be that societies like Sweden,where gender equality is vigorously pursued and enforced,have fewer female managers,executives,professionals,and business owners than eh laissez-faire(自由放任的)united states?

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

s in the United States were expected to pursue a career path in academia (学术界).

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

workers who bill or get paid by the hour, think employer and fast-food workers, report focusing more on pursuing more money than those who get paid by salary and the fact has been fast.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Compared with early generations we spend more and more time working and have less and less free time to engage in leisure pursues.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

First on her agenda was to pursue her dream of hosting a pop music programme.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

So you can see how being good in the interpersonal realm actually was a direct benefit, even for effectively pursuing a technical task.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

What does the speaker say contributes to effectively pursuing a technical task

出自-2013年6月听力原文

After surveying every option, a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

In other words, rewards are more intense for teens when they are with peers, which motivates them to pursue higher-risk experiences that might bring a big payoff such as the thrill of just making the light before it turns re.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company”.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

to pursue a goal/an aim/an objective

追求目标；贯彻宗旨；实现目标

牛津词典

We intend to pursue this policy with determination.

我们准备坚决贯彻这项政策。

牛津词典

She wishes to pursue a medical career.

她希望从事医学工作。

牛津词典

to pursue legal action

进行诉讼

牛津词典

We have decided not to pursue the matter.

我们决定不再追究这件事。

牛津词典

She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press.

她离开剧场，被记者穷追不舍。

牛津词典

Police pursued the car at high speed.

警察高速追赶那辆汽车。

牛津词典

It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests...

与外交官结婚的女性要追求自己的爱好就变得更加困难了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He said Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit...

他说日本将继续贯彻伦敦峰会所制定的政策。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously...

言外之意似乎是经济改革和民主化进程是不可能同时进行的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.

梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If your original request is denied, don't be afraid to pursue the matter.

如果你最初的请求遭到拒绝，不要害怕，要继续追问下去。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.

她追赶那个偷了一个妇女提包的男人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We will not pursue the subject.

我们将不继续学这门学科.

期刊摘选

With power and to spare we must pursue the tottering foe.

宜将剩勇追穷寇.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

WANG Shi Rong keep illegal users of the right to pursue legal liability.

汪世容保留对非法使用者追究法律责任的权利.

期刊摘选

Most important, the basic naoscience must be forthcoming to identify worthwhile nanotechnologies to pursue.

最重要的是基础纳米科学必须善于识别出,那些有价值的纳米技术,并从事其技术的开发.

期刊摘选

From to realistic condition detesting and rejecting, then pursue mind abyss strange pleasure.

从对现实状态的厌弃, 进而追求心灵深渊的奇诡乐趣.

期刊摘选

We prefer action at the UN but we are also ready to pursue measures at Union.

我们更倾向于联合国的行动,但是我们也做好了随时响应欧盟的解决措施.

期刊摘选

He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.

他开始追求安逸舒适的生活.

《简明英汉词典》

Foxes, wild cats and other animals pursue the hare.

狐狸 、 野猫及其他一些动物都捕食野兔.

《简明英汉词典》

He is desperate to pursue his vocation as an artist.

他不顾一切地从事艺术的职业.

《简明英汉词典》

The paparazzi pursue Armani wherever he travels.

阿玛尼走到哪儿，狗仔队就跟到哪儿。

柯林斯例句

There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.

还有一个办法可用，但需要进一步的磋商。

柯林斯例句

It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests.

与外交官结婚的女性要追求自己的爱好就变得更加困难了。

柯林斯例句

The woman who is brave enough to pursue her own path must prepare herself for a rough ride.

勇于走自己道路的女人就必须准备好面对外界的非难。

柯林斯例句

They pursue other birds, forcing them to disgorge the fish they have caught.

它们追赶别的鸟儿，强迫它们吐出抓到的鱼。

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