pursuit

pursuit
noun

[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。
■[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
■(Physiology)the action of the eye in following a moving object
(生理)追视
[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。

常用词组
give pursuit

语源

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'

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