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pursue vt.追赶,追踪,追击,继续,从事 Pursue originally meant "to follow with hostile intent," from a Latin root word, prosequi, "follow, accompany, follow after, or follow up." Today, when you pursue someone, it's not necessarily with bad intentions. A police officer, for example, might pursue a criminal, and your dog might pursue your cat around the house just for fun. If you pursue a career in journalism, you are working to achieve it. Likewise, you pursue a strategy or a hobby if you do it consistently. ★★★☆☆ 2004.4

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[pə'sju:; -'su:] Use the verb pursue when you're chasing after someone — the way that paparazzi pursue a celebrity. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. 1[VERB 动词]实行；执行；贯彻 If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。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。She had come to England to pursue an acting career.她来英格兰投身演艺事业。2[VERB 动词]寻求；追求 If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。3[VERB 动词]追查；追问；追究 If you pursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。4[VERB 动词]追赶；追逐；追捕 If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	pursue
英美音标	[pə'sju:; -'su:]
中文释义	vt.追赶,追踪,追击,继续,从事
vocab简明	Use the verb pursue when you're chasing after someone — the way that paparazzi pursue a celebrity.
vocab扩展	Pursue originally meant "to follow with hostile intent," from a Latin root word, prosequi, "follow, accompany, follow after, or follow up." Today, when you pursue someone, it's not necessarily with bad intentions. A police officer, for example, might pursue a criminal, and your dog might pursue your cat around the house just for fun. If you pursue a career in journalism, you are working to achieve it. Likewise, you pursue a strategy or a hobby if you do it consistently.
真题原句	Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]实行；执行；贯彻 If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 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。 She had come to England to pursue an acting career. 她来英格兰投身演艺事业。 2 [VERB 动词]寻求；追求 If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business. 梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。 3 [VERB 动词]追查；追问；追究 If you pursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 4 [VERB 动词]追赶；追逐；追捕 If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。
来源	2004.4

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