- A pursuit is a chase or a quest for something. When a guard runs after an escaping jewel thief, she's in pursuit — while the thief may have stolen the jewels because he was in pursuit of wealth.
- 请先登录
- n. 追赶，追求；爱好
-
1. the pursuit of happiness， the pursuit of profit
对幸福╱利润的追求
-
2. She travelled the world in pursuit ofher dreams.
她走遍天下，追寻她的梦想。
-
3. We drove away with two police cars in pursuit.
我们驾车离开，后面有两辆警车跟着追赶。
-
4. outdoor pursuits
户外爱好
- pursuit (n.) late 14c., "persecution," also "action of pursuit," from Anglo-French purseute, from Old French porsuite "a search, pursuit" (14c., Modern French poursuite), from porsivre (see pursue). Sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s. As a type of track cycling race from 1938.
pur·suit AWL / pəˈsjuːt ; NAmE pərˈsuːt / noun 1 [uncountable ] pursuitof sth the act of looking for or trying to find sth 追求；寻找 ◆ the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit 对幸福╱知识╱利润的追求 ◆ She travelled the world in pursuit ofher dreams. 她走遍天下，追寻她的梦想。 2 [uncountable ] the act of following or chasing sb 追赶；跟踪；追捕 ◆ We drove away with two police cars in pursuit (= following). 我们驾车离开，后面有两辆警车跟着追赶。 ◆ I galloped off on my horse with Rosie in hot pursuit (= following quickly behind). 我纵马而去，罗西紧追不舍。 3 [countable , usually plural ] something that you give your time and energy to, that you do as a hobby 事业；消遣；爱好 SYN hobby , pastime ◆ outdoor/leisure/artistic pursuits 户外活动；休闲活动；艺术爱好 pursuit pursuits pur·suit / pəˈsjuːt ; NAmE pərˈsuːt /
- 请先登录
0 个回复