“Chase” 一个英语单词,主要用作 动词 和 名词,含义丰富且应用广泛。下面内容是其详细解析及例句,结合多部权威词典(如剑桥词典、牛津词典、柯林斯词典等)归纳而成:
一、词性与发音
二、动词(Verb)含义详解
1. 追赶;追捕
> The police car chased the thief down the street.
> (警车沿街追捕小偷。)
> She chased a man who snatched her bag.
> (她追赶抢走她包的男子。)
2. 追求;努力争取
> After years of chasing her dreams, she finally got a role in a film.
> (追逐梦想多年后,她终于获得电影角色。)
> Too many people are chasing too few jobs.
> (太多人在争夺太少的职业机会。)
3. 驱赶;驱逐
> He used to chase children away from his apple trees.
> (他过去常把孩子们赶离他的苹果树。)
> Angry demonstrators chased him away.
> (愤怒的 者把他赶跑了。)
4. 匆忙行动;奔走
> She chased around town looking for a dress.
> (她满城奔走寻找一件衣服。)
三、名词(Noun)含义详解
1. 追逐;追捕
> The thieves were caught after a short chase.
> (短暂追捕后,小偷被抓获。)
> The thrill of the chase motivated him.
> (追逐的刺激激励着他。)
2. 打猎;活动
> She was an ardent follower of the chase.
> (她是运动的热心参与者。)
3. 被追猎的对象
> The chase escaped the hunter.
> (猎物逃过了猎人的追捕。)
四、常用短语与习语
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
| cut to the chase | 直奔主题;不绕圈子 | Let’s cut to the chase—what’s your decision(直说吧,你的决定是)[[1] |
| give chase | 开始追赶 | Police gave chase to the robbers.(警察开始追捕劫匪。) |
| wild-goose chase | 徒劳的追求;白费力气 | Searching for him was a wild-goose chase.(找他只是白费力气。) |
| chase after | 追求;追赶 | He chased after his dreams.(他追求自己的梦想。) |
| chase up | 催促;跟进 | We need to chase up unpaid fees.(我们需要催缴未付费用。) |
五、近义词与反义词
六、独特用法
> chased silver(雕花银器)
> a groove cut to receive a pipe(为放置管道而切割的凹槽)
拓展资料
“Chase” 的核心含义是 “追”,具体场景中可引申为“追求目标”“驱赶”“匆忙行动”等。其名词形式强调“追逐的经过或行为”,习语(如 cut to the chase)在日常对话中高频使用。若需进一步区分近义词(如 chase vs. pursue),可参考语境:chase 侧重“物理追赶或急切争取”,pursue 更正式,多用于长期目标(如职业追求)。