Word · Frequency #15815
pursuers
追赶者；追逐者
pursuers is the plural of pursuer.
a person who follows someone or something in order to catch or overtake them
- 1.
One who pursues.
追赶者；追捕者；追求者。
- 2.
The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff.
提起诉讼的一方；原告。
追求者；追赶者；追捕者；追求者。；提起诉讼的一方；原告。；追赶者；研究者；[法] 原告
In use
Despite her tired legs, she kept sprinting because her pursuer was close behind.
The escaped prisoner looked back and saw two pursuers entering the alley.
Knowing that a faster pursuer might catch him, the thief jumped onto the train.
a pursuer of sth
sth 常为抽象名词，如 truth、happiness、justice 等，表示“追求某目标或理想的人”。
He is a tireless pursuer of knowledge.
他是一个不懈追求知识的人。
the pursuer
在追捕、竞赛等具体语境中用定冠词 the 特指正在追赶的人。
The pursuer quickly gained on the escaping thief.
追赶者迅速逼近逃跑的小偷。
the pursuer in a case
苏格兰法律中 pursuer 指“原告”或“起诉人”，相当于英格兰法律中的 plaintiff。
Connections
Collocations
- a close pursuer
- 紧随其后的追赶者
- The runner glanced back at his close pursuer.那名赛跑者回头看了一眼紧随其后的追赶者。
- a determined pursuer
- 坚定的追求者
- He is a determined pursuer and will not stop until he achieves his goal.他是一个坚定的追求者，不达目的不罢休。
- a romantic pursuer
- 浪漫的追求者
- The romantic pursuer sent her a bouquet of roses.这位浪漫的追求者送了她一束玫瑰。
- the pursuer and the pursued
- 追求者与被追求者
- In their relationship, she is the pursuer and he is the pursued.在他们的关系中，她是追求者，他是被追求者。
- pursuer of truth
- 真理的追求者
- A scientist must be a pursuer of truth.科学家必须是真理的追求者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pursue（追求/追赶）加表人的-er，就是“追赶者、追求者”。想象侦探一路pursue目标，后面追的人就是pursuer。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或叙事文本、正式报道、书面讨论 pursuer 多用于书面语和较正式场合，通常指追赶者或追求目标的人；日常口语中更常说 chaser 或 someone who is chasing。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pursuer /pəˈsjuːə/ 的重读部分 -suer 与 viewer、fewer、skewer 的 -ewer /juːə/ 押韵；suer、truer、doer 也以 /uːə/ 收尾，属于真押韵（suer、truer 拼写更像，doer 少了一个 /j/ 音）。注意 sewer 有两个读音：作“下水道”读 /ˈsuːə/ 时可与 pursuer 押韵，但作“缝纫者”读 /ˈsəʊə/，只是拼写相似，发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.