pursue + noun phrase
表示追求或从事某个目标、职业等抽象事物。
She decided to pursue a career in medicine.
她决定从事医学事业。
追求；谋求；争取
从事；实行；继续；追赶；追踪；追捕；紧急追赶,最初是为了捕获或伤害；追逐。；沿着特定的道路或行动方向前进；追求,追逐(特定目标、情况等)。
strive for; try to achieve
常指努力实现目标、理想或幸福
紧急追赶,最初是为了捕获或伤害；追逐。
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
沿着特定的道路或行动方向前进
To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
追求,追逐(特定目标、情况等)。
To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
从事
To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
担任法律检察官
To act as a legal prosecutor.
一般现在时
She pursues her dreams.
她追求她的梦想。
一般过去时
He pursued the thief.
他追赶小偷。
现在进行时
They are pursuing a new policy.
他们正在推行一项新政策。
现在完成时
We have pursued this goal for years.
我们多年来一直追求这个目标。
She decided to pursue a career in medicine.
她决定从事医学职业。
用法提示：此处 pursue 是及物动词，意为“从事、追求”，后接宾语 a career。
The police pursued the stolen car down the highway.
警察在高速公路上追赶那辆被盗的汽车。
用法提示：此处 pursued 是 pursue 的过去式，表示“追赶、追踪”，后接宾语 the stolen car。
We will continue to pursue this matter until we get an answer.
我们会继续跟进这件事，直到得到答复。
用法提示：此处 pursue 是及物动词，表示“继续、进行”，后接宾语 this matter。
表示追求或从事某个目标、职业等抽象事物。
She decided to pursue a career in medicine.
她决定从事医学事业。
表示继续或进行某个动作，通常用于正式语境。
He intends to pursue studying law after graduation.
他打算毕业后继续学习法律。
被动语态，表示被追赶或追捕。
The deer was pursued by wolves through the forest.
那只鹿被狼群追赶穿过森林。
侧重于寻找或获得，不强调持续努力
强调付出很大努力，语气更强
强调目标明确，但行动不一定持续
更口语化，常指追求具体目标
强调长期持续努力，较正式
grammar · medium
易错句子She pursued for happiness.
正确表达She pursued happiness.
pursue是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词for。
grammar · medium
易错句子He pursues to become a doctor.
正确表达He pursues becoming a doctor.
pursue后面不能直接跟不定式作宾语，应使用名词或动名词。
chase强调具体追逐动作，pursue可指抽象追求
prosecute主要用于法律起诉或正式从事，pursue泛指追求或进行
追求目标
She decided to pursue her goal of becoming a doctor.
她决定追求成为医生的目标。
从事职业
He moved to the city to pursue a career in finance.
他搬到城市从事金融职业。
追求兴趣
After retirement, she began to pursue her interest in painting.
退休后，她开始追求绘画的兴趣。
追求梦想
They are working hard to pursue their dream of owning a business.
他们努力追求拥有自己事业的梦想。
推行政策
The government decided to pursue a policy of economic reform.
政府决定推行经济改革政策。
采取法律行动
The company threatened to pursue legal action against the competitor.
该公司威胁要对竞争对手采取法律行动。
pursue 常与 goal 搭配，表示追求某个目标。
人们常 pursue 某一职业或职业发展。
pursue a dream 表示追逐梦想。
pursue 某事需要付出努力。
pursue 的目标往往指向某种成就。
追求梦想
She decided to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.
她决定追求成为医生的梦想。
从事职业
He pursued a career in journalism after college.
大学毕业后他从事新闻职业。
追查线索
The detective pursued every lead to solve the case.
侦探追查每一条线索以破案。
你不能跟随。你不能追逐。
From the movie 'Life of Pi', where Pi tells the Bengal tiger Richard Parker not to follow or pursue him.
来自电影《少年派的奇幻漂流》，派告诫孟加拉虎理查德·帕克不要跟随或追逐他。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.