VERB 追;赶;撵 If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
She chased the thief for 100 yards... 她追了窃贼100码远。
He said nothing to waiting journalists, who chased after him as he left. 他对等候的记者什么也没说就走了,那些记者跟在他后面追。
Chase is also a noun.
He was reluctant to give up the chase... 他很不情愿放弃追赶。
Police said he was arrested without a struggle after a car chase through the streets of Biarritz. 警方说,在比亚里茨的大街小巷经过一阵飞车追逐后,他便乖乖地束手就擒了。
VERB 争取,追逐,追求(工作或金钱等) If you are chasing something you want, such as work or money, you are trying hard to get it.
In Wales, 14 people are chasing every job... 在威尔士,每份工作都有14个人在竞争。
There are too many schools chasing too few pupils. 太多的学校在争夺太少的生源。
...publishers and booksellers chasing after profits from high-volume sales. 通过薄利多销追求利润的出版社和书商
Chase is also a noun.
They took an invincible lead in the chase for the championship. 他们在冠军争夺赛中居于不可动摇的领先地位。
VERB 追求;(向…)求欢 If someone chases someone that they are attracted to, or chases after them, they try hard to persuade them to have a sexual relationship with them.
I'm not very good at flirting or chasing women... 我不太会和女人调情,也不擅长追求女性。
'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says. “我以前老是追错人,”她说。
Chase is also a noun.
The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway. 不管怎么说,追求的过程总比得手更为刺激。
VERB 撵走;赶走 If someone chases you from a place, they force you to leave by using threats or violence.
Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively... 许多农民然后就会凶巴巴地把你从他们的土地上撵走。
Angry demonstrators chased him away. 愤怒的示威者把他赶跑了。
PHRASE 抓住核心;抓住要害 If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things.
Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase. 嗨,各位,大伙儿都知道今天我们为什么在这里,那就直入正题吧。
VERB 撤销…的职位;将…赶下台 To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it.
His single-minded pursuit of European union helped chase Mrs Thatcher from power. 他对欧洲统一的执著追求在一定程度上促成了撒切尔夫人的下台。
VERB 匆忙赶往 If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there.
They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street. 他们冲下楼梯,来到狭窄、肮脏的街上。
...chasing about late at night in search of life's necessities. 深更半夜东奔西跑寻找生活必需品
N-SING 狩猎;猎捕 The chase is the activity of hunting animals.
...bear robes, mountain lion hides, and other trophies of the chase. 熊皮袍子、美洲狮的皮,以及这次狩猎的其他战利品
N-IN-NAMES 越野赛马;障碍赛马 Chase is often used in the name of horse races in which the horses have to jump over obstacles such as fences or bushes.
PHRASE 追逐;追赶;追捕 If you give chase, you run after someone or follow them quickly in order to catch them.
Other officers gave chase but the killers escaped. 其他警官追了上去,可是杀手还是逃了。
PHRASE 追求过程中的刺激 If you talk about the thrill of the chase, you are referring to the excitement that people feel when they are trying hard to get something.
People who adore the thrill of the chase know that prizes, like diamonds, are worth striving for. 享受追求过程中的刺激的人们清楚,奖赏和钻石一样,是值得为之一搏的。