pursue
verb
pəˈsjuː
verb
1
to
continue
doing
an
activity
or
trying
to
achieve
something
over
a
long
period
of
time
追求，继续进行;
She
plans
to
pursue
a
career
in
politics.
她计划从政。
Students
should
pursue
their
own
interests
,
as
well
as
do
their
school
work.
除了完成课业之外，学生也应该追求自己的兴趣。
pursue
a
goal/aim/objective
etc
companies
that
pursue
the
traditional
goal
of
profits
照例追求利润的公司
a
campaign
promise
to
pursue
policies
that
will
help
the
poor
贯彻帮助穷人的政策的竞选承诺
2
pursue the matter/argument/question etc
to
continue
trying
to
find
out
about
or
persuade
someone
about
a
particular
subject
追究某件事/继续争论/深究某问题等
Janet
did
not
dare
pursue
the
matter
further
.
珍妮特不敢再进一步追查那件事。
The
defence
pursued
the
question
of
Dr
Carrington’s
state
of
mind.
辩护律师探讨了卡林顿博士的精神状态。
3
to
chase
or
follow
someone
or
something,
in
order
to
catch
them,
attack
them
etc
〔尤指为抓捕、袭击等而〕紧随…之后; 追捕，追击;
Briggs
ran
across
the
field
with
one
officer
pursuing
him.
布里格斯跑过农田，一名警察正在追捕他。
4
to
keep
trying
to
persuade
someone
to
have
a
relationship
with
you
追求〔某人〕
I
was
pleased,
but
somewhat
embarrassed,
when
she
pursued
me.
她追求我我很高兴，不过也有些尴尬。