音标：[pә'sju:] ；柯林斯词典等级：3 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

vt. 追赶, 追踪, 追随, 追求, 实行, 继续, 从事
vi. 追赶, 继续

v. follow in or as if in pursuit
v. carry further or advance

词型变化：过去分词 : pursued ; 现在分词 : pursuing ; 过去式 : pursued ; 第三人称单数 : pursues
考试类型：[四级/六级/考研/托福/GRE]

词性分布：

动词100%

pursue的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

Everyone has the freedom to pursue their dreams.每个人都有追求各自梦想的自由。
The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.警方正在追捕一名越狱的逃犯。
Let's not pursue this argument.让我们别再继续这个争论了。
She wishes to pursue a medical career.她希望从事医学工作。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The policemen pursued the bank robbers.警察追捕银行抢劫犯。
The militiamen pursued him a good distance before they caught him.民兵们追了他好一阵才抓住他。
The hounds pursued the fox.猎犬们追赶那只狐狸。
He was pursuing the bear.他在追捕熊。
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。
Bad luck pursued us all through the year.一年来我们的坏运气连续不断。
His record as a criminal pursued him wherever he went.无论他走到哪里,他的犯罪记录即随之而至。
The boy pursued his father with questions.那孩子纠缠父亲问问题。
I don't want to pursue that question now.我现在不想继续讨论那个问题。
He pursued his studies after leaving school.他离开学校后仍继续研究。
I will not pursue the subject.我将不继续学这门学科。
He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.在艺术中,她追求完善的目标。
He prudently pursued his plan.他谨慎地实行他那计划。
She pursued the study of French for four years.她坚持学了四年法语。
The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.达夫尼被阿波罗穷追不舍,最后被变成一棵桂树。
The travellers were pursued by beggars.旅游者后面跟了许多乞丐。
He has been pursued by misfortune.不幸一直尾随着他。
His doctorate has been pursued in Oxford University.他的博士学位是在牛津大学完成的。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

pursue bear追捕熊
pursue the enemy追踪敌人
pursue fox追赶狐狸
pursue the path沿着道路前进
pursue robber追捕抢劫犯
pursue one's ends达到目的
pursue one's hobby从事业余活动
pursue knowledge寻求知识
pursue a plan执行计划
pursue a policy遵循政策
pursue one's studies进行学习

～+副词

pursue closely紧紧追踪
pursue consistently一贯奉行
pursue doggedly顽强地追,穷追不舍
pursue energetically积极地执行
pursue relentlessly毫不留情地追
pursue resolutely坚定地寻求

～+介词

pursue after追击

经典引文

Suddenly he would be..pursuing his adversary with a stone.
出自：D. H. Lawrence
Disturbing ideas pursued her.
出自：M. Mahy
He looked over his shoulder to see who was pursuing him.
出自：F. Kaplan

【近义词】

follow跟随
chase追捕
hunt狩猎
trail踪迹
tail后部
track轨道
practice练习
engage in从事
work at从事
go in for赞成
take up拿起
carry out施行
practise练习
shadow影子
quest探索
heel脚后跟
seek寻求
prosecute起诉
woo寻求支持
court法院
undertake承担
after以后
go after追逐
go去
wage工资
tag标签
stalk茎
follow up on追踪, 进一步了解...
trace痕迹
engage雇佣
quest for设法找到, 追求...
act on对…起作用

【反义词】

flee逃走

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