1. 追，追捕，追赶，追随，追踪，追击，跟随，紧跟着
2. 追求，寻求，求
3. 贯彻，（继续）进行，奉行，推行，实行，执行
4. 纠缠
5. 【军】追击
6. 继续（说）
7. 从事（于），致力于
8. 经营
9. 采取
10. 向...求爱

1. vt. 追捕,追击 follow, especially in order to catch, kill, or defeat.
2. vt. 继续,从事,经营 continue with; be busy with

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?"
   

1.实行；执行；贯彻
If youpursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it.

e.g. It became harder for women married to diplomats topursue 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。
e.g. He said Japan would continue topursue 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。

2.寻求；追求
If youpursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time.

e.g. The implication seems to be that it is impossible topursue 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。
e.g. Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.
梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。

3.追查；追问；追究
If youpursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions.

e.g. If your original request is denied, don't be afraid topursue 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.追赶；追逐；追捕
If youpursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.

e.g. 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。

1. 追击：为此,韦斯特还透露新内阁打击恐怖主义的策略,即4P战略--准备(prepare)、保护(protect)、追击(pursue)和预防(prevent). 其中如何预防英国境内的年轻穆斯林被海外的激进组织洗脑并进而吸纳,被视为是最重要的工作.

2. 追踪：这位前海军上将还透露新内阁打击恐怖主义的策略,总结为四个P,分别是准备(prepare)、保护(protect)、追踪(pursue)及预防(prevent),其中如何预防英国境内的年轻穆斯林被海外的激进组织洗脑并进而吸纳,被视为是最重要的工作.

1. The policemen pursued the bank robbers.
   警察追捕银行抢劫犯。
2. The militiamen pursued him a good distance before they caught him.
   民兵们追了他好一阵才抓住他。
3. The hounds pursued the fox.
   猎犬们追赶那只狐狸。
4. He was pursuing the bear.
   他在追捕熊。
5. 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。
6. Bad luck pursued us all through the year.
   一年来我们的坏运气连续不断。
7. 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。
8. The boy pursued his father with questions.
   那孩子纠缠父亲问问题。
9. I don't want to pursue that question now.
   我现在不想继续讨论那个问题。
10. He pursued his studies after leaving school.
    他离开学校后仍继续研究。
11. I will not pursue the subject.
    我将不继续学这门学科。
12. He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.
    他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
13. She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.
    在艺术中,她追求完善的目标。
14. He prudently pursued his plan.
    他谨慎地实行他那计划。
15. She pursued the study of French for four years.
    她坚持学了四年法语。
16. The country has always pursued a policy of peace.
    该国一直奉行和平政策。
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17. 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。
18. The travellers were pursued by beggars.
    旅游者后面跟了许多乞丐。
19. He has been pursued by misfortune.
    不幸一直尾随着他。
20. His doctorate has been pursued in Oxford University.
    他的博士学位是在牛津大学完成的。

• 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

1. pursue的基本意思是“追捕,追赶”,指警察“追捕”罪犯或野兽“追赶”小动物等。含有试图追上并捕获的意味。引申可指“继续”“从事”“经营”等。
2. pursue多用作及物动词,后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

1. pursue解释为“追求”时，是指为了某个目的而追。

pursue, chase, follow, tag, tail, trail

这组词都有“跟随,追踪”的意思。它们的区别是:

1.follow指跟随起引导作用的人或物或遵循他人的计划; 而pursue指为达到某个目的而坚持不懈地紧跟、追赶或追求某人、某物或某种事业。跟随他人的计划时用follow,追随自己的计划时用pursue。例如:

She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.在艺术中,她追求完美。

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。

2.chase指迅速追赶在逃的目标以便将其抓获或赶走,而follow则指继之而来或去。tag指不断地纠缠或恼人的尾随某人; tail指紧密尾随并监视; trail指跟踪追击。例如:

The dog chased a mouse, but could not catch it.这狗追赶老鼠,但没有捉住。

The policeman chased the thief.警察追赶小偷。

What are you tagging along for?You aren't invited.你怎么跟着我?又没邀请你。

The detective tailed the thief through the crowd.侦探在人群中跟踪小偷。

The hunter trailed the wounded buffalo through the bush.猎人穿过灌木林追猎受伤的水牛。

3.chase较follow, pursue更具感情色彩,除常表示不友好之外,其行动也可能是出于嬉戏或高兴。还可表示一种热切的,为满足情欲而进行的搜寻。例如:

The boy chased his playmate around the block.那个男孩绕着街区追逐他的玩伴。

He is the man who chased after woman all his life.他就是那个一生都在追求女人的男子。

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。

• ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的pursuer，意为追捕；最初源自拉丁语的prosequi：pro (前） + sequi (追随），意为跟上，追随。