chase sb/sth
chase 是及物动词，后面直接跟被追赶的人或物，不需要介词。
The dog chased the cat across the yard.
狗追着猫穿过院子。
接着喝（饮料）；喝追饮；开槽；使凹陷；在凹槽内铺设（管道或电线）；追赶（目标分数）；追分；切削（螺纹）
To pursue or run after someone or something.
追逐。
To pursue.
开槽；使凹陷。
To groove; indent.
喝完烈酒后立即喝另一种饮料(通常更可口或较温和,如汽水或啤酒)；将饮料用作追饮。
To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
将管道或电线铺设于墙壁或地板内的凹槽或隐蔽空间中。
To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
在最后一局中争取取得所需分数以获胜。
To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
切削(螺纹)。
To cut (the thread of a screw).
挥击好球区外的投球,通常指外角球。
To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
通过雕刻或压花装饰(金属)。
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
制造足够攻势,迫使投手被换下。
To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
一般现在时
She chases her dreams every day.
她每天追逐自己的梦想。
一般过去时
The dog chased the ball yesterday.
昨天狗追了球。
现在进行时
He is chasing the bus now.
他现在正在追赶公交车。
规则动词：chase的过去式和过去分词均为chased。
The dog chased the cat across the yard.
狗追逐猫穿过院子。
用法提示：这里chase作为及物动词，表示'追赶'。
She has been chasing her dream of becoming a painter for years.
她多年来一直追逐着成为画家的梦想。
用法提示：chase作为及物动词，后接抽象名词，表示'追求'。
The children were chasing each other around the playground.
孩子们在操场上互相追逐。
用法提示：chase作为及物动词，接each other表示'互相追逐'。
chase 是及物动词，后面直接跟被追赶的人或物，不需要介词。
The dog chased the cat across the yard.
狗追着猫穿过院子。
chase after 与 chase 意思相近，但更强调努力追赶、试图追上。
She chased after the bus but missed it.
她追赶那辆公交车，但没赶上。
被动语态中常用 by 引出追赶者，表示被追赶。
He was chased by a stray dog on his way home.
他在回家路上被一只流浪狗追赶。
pursue 比 chase 正式，还可表示“追求目标/事业”；chase 更强调当下快速追赶的动作。
run after 较口语，多用于具体跑步追赶；chase 可用于车辆、动物等，不一定靠腿跑。
follow 只是“跟着走”，不一定有抓住的意图；用于 chase 义时需上下文表明追赶目的。
hunt 常指追捕动物或罪犯，语气更投入、更费力；chase 不一定带搜索意味。
tail 强调悄悄跟踪、不让对方发现，多用于监视；chase 则通常是公开的追赶。
grammar · medium
易错句子The little boy is chase the cat in the garden.
正确表达The little boy is chasing the cat in the garden.
be 动词后要接现在分词 -ing 构成进行时，而汉语“正在追”没有动词形态变化，容易漏掉 -ing；改成 chasing 才能表示正在进行的动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子My dog always chase the ball in the park.
正确表达My dog always chases the ball in the park.
一般现在时中主语为第三人称单数（my dog）时，谓语动词要在 chase 后加 -s 变成 chases；汉语动词不随主语变化，所以常漏掉这个词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cat ran away, so the dog chased.
正确表达The cat ran away, so the dog chased it.
表示“追赶”的 chase 是及物动词，后面必须接被追的对象作宾语；汉语“追”可以单独使用，因此容易漏掉宾语。补出 it 后句子结构才完整。
本词条针对 chase 的“追逐、追赶”义；flee 是逃跑者视角，强调因危险而迅速逃离。
与 chase 相对，指离开追赶者或不愿面对的情况；比 flee 更口语化。
强调脱离危险、囚禁或困境，不一定有追赶者在后。
强调有意躲开或防止接触，与被追赶时的被动状态不同。
追逐；追赶
The dog chased after the car.
那条狗追赶着汽车。
追赶小偷
A passerby chased the thief but couldn't catch him.
一位路人追了那个小偷，但没能抓住他。
追球
The children chased the ball into the street.
孩子们追着球跑到了街上。
追逐梦想
She moved to the city to chase her dream of becoming an actor.
她搬到城市去追逐成为演员的梦想。
追逐常以奔跑的方式进行，强调动作本身。
追逐的目标通常是抓住或追上某人或某物。
追逐往往带有快速移动、争先的意味。
在追捕猎物或目标时，与 chase 语义相近但更强调目的。
逃跑是被追逐一方试图做到的事，构成追逐场景的另一端。
忙得团团转；徒劳无功
I've been chasing my tail all morning trying to organise this event.
为了组织这个活动，我整个上午都忙得团团转。
追逐不切实际的幻想；做白日梦
You should stop chasing rainbows and focus on your career goals.
你应该停止追逐不切实际的幻想，专注于自己的职业目标。
吸食海洛因（俚语）
The documentary showed how young people started chasing the dragon in the 1960s.
这部纪录片展示了20世纪60年代年轻人是如何开始吸食海洛因的。
如果你追两只兔子，你一只也抓不到。
A traditional proverb warning against trying to do two things at once; focusing on one goal is more effective.
这是一则传统谚语，告诫人们不要同时做两件事；专注于一个目标更有效。
我该放弃，还是该继续追逐那些“人行道”？
From Adele's song 'Chasing Pavements' (2008), about the frustration of pursuing a relationship that seems pointless.
出自阿黛尔的歌曲《Chasing Pavements》（2008），歌词表达追求一段似乎毫无意义的关系时的挫败感。
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