Word · Frequency #1976
Fully loadedpursue
追求；谋求；争取
核心释义
常指努力实现目标、理想或幸福
strive for; try to achieve
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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.).
- 3.
追求,追逐(特定目标、情况等)。
To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
- 4.
从事
To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
- 5.
担任法律检察官
To act as a legal prosecutor.
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)。
用法In use
She decided to pursue a career in medicine.
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.
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.
用法提示：此处 pursue 是及物动词，表示“继续、进行”，后接宾语 this matter。
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。
pursue + verb-ing
表示继续或进行某个动作，通常用于正式语境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pursue a goal
- 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。
- pursue a career
- 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。
- pursue an interest
- 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。
- pursue a dream
- 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。
- pursue a policy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将pursue拆分为purse（钱包）和ue，想象追赶掉落的钱包，牢记“追赶、追求”之意。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：混合；语境：目标追求、职业发展；注释：多用于正式或书面语境，但也可用于日常谈论个人目标。
语法说明Grammar Note
主要用于及物，直接跟宾语；作不及物时意为'继续'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with '-ue' are often pronounced /uː/ (blue, true, glue, clue, sue). 'purse' shares the first three letters 'pur' but is pronounced /pɜːs/, not /pəˈsjuː/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.