pursuit
/pəˈsjuːt/noun
1
- mass noun the action of following or pursuing someone or something追赶, 追逐; 追捕, 追击; 追求, 寻求：
the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird
猫蹲在草丛里等着捕鸟
those whose business is the pursuit of knowledge.
专门研究学问的人。
1.1
- count noun a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another自行车追逐赛。
1.2
- Physiology the action of the eye in following a moving object【生理】追视。
2
- with adj. or noun modifier（常作pursuits）an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one（尤指娱乐或运动类的）特定活动：
a whole range of leisure pursuits.
一系列休闲娱乐活动。
短语
give pursuit
- (of a person, animal, or vehicle) start to chase another（人, 动物, 车辆）开始追赶。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purseute 'following after', from pursuer （see PURSUE）. Early senses included 'persecution, annoyance' and in legal contexts 'petition, prosecution'.