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chase

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they chase
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he / she / it chases
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past simple chased
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past participle chased
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-ing form chasing
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    run/drive after追赶；追逐

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    [transitive, intransitive] to run, drive, etc. after somebody/something in order to catch them or it追赶；追逐；追捕
    • chase somebody/something My dog likes chasing rabbits.我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。🔊🔊
    • The kids chased each other around the kitchen table.孩子们围着厨房的桌子相互追逐嬉戏。🔊🔊
    • We were chased by a bull while crossing the field.我们越过田野时被一头公牛追赶。
    • chase after somebody/something He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.他追赶那个盗贼却没有抓住他。🔊🔊
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    • The boys were chasing each other around the yard.男孩们正围着院子相互追逐嬉戏。
    • They chased after the burglar but didn't catch him.他们追赶那个盗贼却没有抓住他。
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    [transitive] chase somebody/something + adv./prep. to force somebody/something to run away驱逐；赶走
    • Chase the cat out—we don't want her in the kitchen.把猫赶出去-我们不要她在厨房里。
    • This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory.这种特殊的鱼类会赶走进入其领土的任何其他鱼类。
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    money/work/success钱；工作；成功

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    [transitive] chase something to try to obtain or achieve something, for example money, work or success努力获得；争取得到
    • Too many people are chasing too few jobs nowadays.如今有太多的人在角逐寥寥无几的工作职位。🔊🔊
    • The team is chasing its first win in five games.这支队伍正全力争取五场比赛的首场胜利。🔊🔊
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    man/woman男女

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    [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to try to persuade somebody to have a sexual relationship with you追求；求爱
    • chase after somebody Kevin's been chasing after Joan for months.凯文几个月来一直在追求琼。🔊🔊
    • chase somebody Girls are always chasing him.姑娘们总是在追求他。🔊🔊
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    remind somebody提醒

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    [transitive] chase somebody (informal) to persuade somebody to do something that they should have done already催促
    • I need to chase him about organizing the meeting.我得催他有关筹办会议的事。🔊🔊
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    rush急奔

  6. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to rush or hurry somewhere急奔；急赶；匆忙地走
    • I've been chasing around town all morning looking for a present for Sharon.为了送给莎伦一件礼物，我一上午都在满城奔走寻觅。🔊🔊
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    metal金属

  7. [transitive] chase something (specialist) to cut patterns or designs on metal镂刻；雕刻
    • chased silver雕花银器
    8. Word Originverb senses 1 to 5 Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’. verb sense 6 late Middle English: apparently from earlier enchase, from Old French enchasser.
Idioms
chase your (own) tail
  1. (informal) to be very busy but in fact achieve very little瞎忙活；徒劳无功Topics Difficulty and failurec2

chase

noun
 
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    running/driving after追赶；追逐

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    [countable] (often used with the常与 the 连用) an act of running or driving after somebody/something in order to catch them or it追赶；追捕；追逐
    • The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.经过短暂追捕，小偷被警察擒获。🔊🔊
    • a high-speed car chase一场汽车的高速角逐
    • We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him).我们在狭窄的街道上被他甩掉，不得不放弃对他的追捕。🔊🔊
    • to take up the chase (= start chasing somebody)开始追捕行动
    • The chase is on!追赶开始了！
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    • Several children joined in the chase.几个孩子加入了这场追赶。
    • She ran in chase of the pram.她跑着追那婴儿车。
    • The film ends with a long car chase.这部电影以长时间的汽车追逐结束。
    • The movie opens with an exciting chase scene.电影以刺激的追捕场面开始。
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • short
    • high-speed
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    verb + chase
    • give
    • take up
    • give up
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    chase + noun
    • scene
    • sequence
    phrases
    • the thrill of the chase
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    for success/money/work成功；钱；工作

  2. [singular] a process of trying hard to get something努力获得；争取
    • Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship.有三支队伍角逐冠军的宝座。🔊🔊
    • the title chase标题追逐
    • What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?他到底想要什么？仅仅是追求的快感吗？
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    in sport体育运动

  3. the chase
     [singular] hunting animals as a sport打猎
    • She enjoyed the thrill of the chase.她喜欢追逐的快感。
    • Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.猎人们又累又饿，最后放弃了追猎。
  4. [countable]
    (also steeplechase)
    a long race in which horses have to jump over fences, water, etc. 越野障碍赛马see also wild goose chase
  5. (also steeplechase)
     a long race in which people run and jump over gates and water, etc. around a track
    6. 障碍赛跑
    Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’.
Idioms
cut to the chase
  1. (informal) to stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing不绕圈子直截了当地说；开门见山
    • Right, let's cut to the chase. How much is it going to cost?对啦，咱们开门见山吧。这要多少钱？🔊🔊
give chase
  1. to run after somebody/something in order to catch them追逐；追赶；追捕
    • We gave chase along the footpath.我们开始沿小路追赶。🔊🔊
    • The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase.老太太大声呼救，然后开始追赶。

Chase

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  1. one of largest banks in the US, operating in many states. It has its main office in Manhattan, New York, where its history goes back over 200 years. It is now part of JPMorgan Chase & Co.