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| 1 | I/T to follow someone or something quickly in order to catch them 追逐；追赶；追踪 |
| They were chased by photographers as they took their son to school. 他们送儿子上学时被摄影师们跟踪上了。 |
| +after I chased after the robbers for more than a mile. 我在那个强盗后面追了一英里多。 |
| chase sb/sth down/up/along sth The band have often been chased down the street by enthusiastic fans. 这个乐队经常在街上被热情的歌迷所追逐。 |
| | 1a | T to follow someone or something quickly in order to make them go away 赶走；驱逐 | | chase sb/sth off The male fish chases off other males that try to get too close to the females. 雄性鱼会将太靠近雌性鱼的其他雄性鱼赶走。 | | chase sb/sth away He chased the snakes away with a stick. 他用一根棍子把蛇赶走。 | | chase sb/sth out of sth We chased the cat out of the house. 我们把猫赶出了房子。 | |
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| 2 | T to force someone out of a position of power 撤…的职 |
| chase sb/sth from sth The military leaders were chased from power two years ago. 军队领导人们两年前都被革职了。 |
| chase sb/sth out of sth Amin was chased out of the country in 1979. 阿明1979年被该国驱逐出境。 |
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| 3 | I informal to do something in a hurry 赶做；赶路 |
| +down/up/along I saw Jill chasing up the path waving a letter. 我看见吉尔沿路赶来，手里挥着一封信。 |
| +round I’ ve been chasing round all week buying presents. 我整整一周都在赶来赶去地买礼物。 |
| +all over There’ s no sense in chasing all over the country. 在全国各地奔波没什么意义。 |
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| 4 | T to try hard to get something you want such as a job , prize , or money 努力得到，追求（工作、奖品、金钱等） |
| Tiger Woods was chasing another European title. 泰格·伍兹正在为另一个欧洲冠军称号而努力。 |
| Many companies are still chasing debts that are more than five years old. 许多公司仍在追讨5年多以前的债务。 |
| | 4a | I/T to try to get someone to have a sexual relationship with you 追求（某人）；（向…）求爱 | | Aren’ t you getting a bit old for chasing girls? 你追求女孩子不觉得自己有点老了吗？ | | +after She could not imagine him chasing after other women. 她无法想象他在追求其他的女人。 | |
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| 5 | T technical to decorate metal using a special tool （用特别的工具）镂刻，雕刻 |
| an elaborately chased silver dish 雕刻精致的银盘子 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌchase aˈway |
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| | to get rid of something unpleasant 摆脱（不愉快的事） |
| - | ˌchase ˈdown |
| PHRASAL VB MAINLY AMERICAN |
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| | to try hard to catch someone or to get something you need 追赶；追求 |
| - | ˌchase ˈup |
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| 1 | to find out what is being done about something 跟踪；追踪 | My department is responsible for chasing up deliveries. 我们部门负责跟踪发出去的货。 | |
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| 2 | to ask someone who should have done something why they have not done it 追问 | Why don’ t you chase up those software people today? 你今天为什么不去追问那些软件开发人员？ | |
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