1 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. 追;赶;撵
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She chased the thief for 100 yards. [VERB noun]
她追了窃贼100码远。
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He said nothing to waiting journalists, who chased after him as he left. [V + after]
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。
SYN pursue, follow, track, hunt
Chase is also a noun.
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He was reluctant to give up the chase.
他很不情愿放弃追赶。
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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。
2 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. 争取，追逐，追求(工作或金钱等)
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In Wales, 14 people are chasing every job. [VERB noun]
在威尔士，每份工作都有14个人在竞争。
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There are too many schools chasing too few pupils. [VERB noun]
太多的学校在争夺太少的生源。
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...publishers and booksellers chasing after profits from high-volume sales. [V + after]
通过薄利多销追求利润的出版社和书商
3 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. 追求;(向…)求欢
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I'm not very good at flirting or chasing women. [VERB noun]
我不太会和女人调情，也不擅长追求女性。
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'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says. [V + after]
“我以前老是追错人，”她说。
4 VERB 撵走;赶走 If someone chases you from a place, they force you to leave by using threats or violence. 撵走;赶走
SYN drive away, drive, expel, hound
5 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. 抓住核心;抓住要害
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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。
6 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. 撤销…的职位;将…赶下台
7 VERB 匆忙赶往 If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there. 匆忙赶往
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They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street. [VERB prep./adv.]
他们冲下楼梯，来到狭窄、肮脏的街上。
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...chasing about late at night in search of life's necessities. [VERB prep./adv.]
深更半夜东奔西跑寻找生活必需品
SYN rush, run, race, shoot
8 N-SING [the NOUN] 狩猎;猎捕 The chase is the activity of hunting animals. 狩猎;猎捕 [old-fashioned]
9 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. 越野赛马；障碍赛马 [British]
10 See also: wild goose chase
11 PHRASE 追逐;追赶;追捕 If you give chase, you run after someone or follow them quickly in order to catch them. 追逐;追赶;追捕
12 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. 追求过程中的刺激
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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。
Phrasal verbs: - chase awaychase downchase up
| Word Partnership | Use chase with: |
| ADJ. | car chase, high-speed chase 1 chase after someone/something 3 |
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