新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pursue

英  [pəˈsjuː]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • pursues , pursuing , pursued

    1[T 及物动词] 执行 , 贯彻

    If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it.

    近义词

    follow , follow up

    反义词

    drop , abandon

    双语例句

    例:

    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上确定的方针。

    2[T 及物动词] 追求 , 努力实现

    If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time.

    双语例句

    例:

    He will pursue a trade policy that protects American workers.

    他将努力推行保护美国工人的贸易政策。

    例:

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

    言外之意似乎是:不可能同时追求经济改革和民主政治。

    例:

    Europe must pursue aggressively its programme of economic reform.

    欧洲必须更加积极地执行其经济改革计划。

    3[T 及物动词] 追问

    If you pursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions.

    近义词

    follow up

    双语例句

    例:

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

    即使你最初的请求遭到了拒绝,也不要害怕继续追问。

    4[T 及物动词] 追赶

    If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    她追赶那个偷了一位女士钱包的男子。