Pursuit
[ p?'sut ]
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n. 追趕;工作;
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pursu=pursue追求+it名詞后綴，表抽象名詞 →追求
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He wasted his life in the vain pursuit of pleasure.
他為了追求享樂而白白虛度了一生。
He is engaged in scientific pursuit.
他從事科學研究。
The pursuit alone is my strength, the energy of my soul.
追逐是我力量的來源，元氣的寄托。
His dogged pursuit of the presidency was turning into a national joke.
他還執(zhí)拗地謀求總統(tǒng)職位變成了全國的笑柄。
Another half an hour passed, and the pursuit was still fruitless.
又過了半個鐘頭，他們的搜索仍然毫無結(jié)果。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ pur-拼音“仆人”,suit-適合,仆人適合從事追擊工作
※ purse-錢包,pursuit-追趕:錢包被小偷偷去,趕忙追趕
※ pur-pure純的,suit-一套衣服:買一套純色衣服是為了追趕時髦
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?? 牛津釋義
pursuit
n
(fml 文)
1 [U] ~ of sth action of pursuing (pursue 2) sth 追求; 尋求; 從事; 進行
The pursuit of profit was the main reason for the changes. 作出這些改變主要是為了追求利潤.
She devoted her life to the pursuit of pleasure. 她一生都在尋求享樂.
2 [C usu pl 通常作復數(shù)]
thing to which one gives one's time, energy, etc; occupation or activity 花時間、 精力等做的事; 職業(yè)
artistic, literary, scientific pursuits 藝術的、 文學的、 科學的研究
be engaged in/devote oneself to worthwhile pursuits 從事[獻身於]有意義的活動.
3 (idm 習語) in pursuit (of sb/sth) with the aim of catching sb/sth 追捕某人[某物]
thirty grown men in pursuit of a single fox 追獵一只狐貍的三十名成年男子. in pursuit of sth with the aim of obtaining sth 追求某事物
people travelling about the country in pursuit of work 到全國各地尋找工作的人們. in (hot) pur`suit pursuing (closely and with determination) 窮追不舍
a fox with the hounds in hot pursuit 被獵犬窮追的狐貍.
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pursue(v.追求)-pursuit(n.追求)
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?'sju:t]n. 追蹤, 追求, 追趕, 娛樂, 職業(yè)【法】 追捕, 追求
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Today Ellis Island is a museum, showing the roots of America's new citizens, who came from all the corners of the earth.
今天，埃利斯島成了一座博物館，展示著來自世界各地的美國新公民的根源。
A long time ago, one of his ancestors who lived in Africa went into the forest to cut down a tree to make a drum.
很久以前，他那生活在非洲的祖先中有一人走進森林去砍樹來做鼓。
He was a model of a different kind of political leader.
他還是一個與從不同的政治領袖的典范。