pursued
past simple and past participle ofpursue
| 单词 | pursued |
| 释义 | pursued past simple and past participle ofpursue pursue verb[T] uk/pəˈsjuː/us/pɚˈsuː/pursueverb[T](FOLLOW)tofollowsomeone or something, usually totrytocatchhim, her, or it: Thecarwas pursued byhelicopters. Thehuntersspenthourspursuingtheirprey. He waskilledby thedriverof astolencarwho was beinghotlypursued by thepolice. to chase someone or something
to follow someone or something
Hunting & fishing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pursuing pursueverb[T](TRY TO GET)totryvery hard topersuadesomeone toacceptajob: Thecompanyhas been pursuing Holton for sometime, but sofarhe hasrejectedalltheiroffers. totrytodiscoverinformationabout asubject: We will not be pursuing thismatteranyfurther. Thepolicearecurrentlypursuing severallinesofinquiryinto thecase. I don'tthinkthisideaisworthpursuing anyfurther. Thepresshas pursued thisstoryrelentlessly. totryvery hard topersuadesomeone to have arelationshipwith you: He's been pursuing her formonthsandyetshe's soclearlynotinterested. Applying for a job
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Analysing and evaluating Relationships: finding a partner pursueverb[T](TRY TO DO)C1 If you pursue aplan,activity, orsituation, youtryto do it orachieveit, usually over alongperiodoftime: Hedecidedto pursue acareerintelevision. We need todecidesoonwhatmarketingstrategywe should pursue for these newproducts. Michael Evans isleavingthecompanyto pursue his ownbusinessinterests. She isruthlessin pursuing hergoals.
Trying and making an effort
Examplesofpursuedpursued In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Such green speculations are problematic and will not bepursuedfurther; purely human needs are the concern here. From theCambridge English Corpus Activities that have large starting capital requirements arepursuedby relatively few people but yield lucrative returns. From theCambridge English Corpus Identification of individual members of the group can then bepursuedby neutralization assays using individual antisera, following a similar method. From theCambridge English Corpus The report recommended that, in principle, economic analysis should bepursuedfor all pharmaceuticals, but only simple price comparisons should be undertaken for generic medicines. From theCambridge English Corpus This research into the production of the toxinpursuedtwo directions. From theCambridge English Corpus These losses are expected to generate opposition to the economic reforms and to parties thatpursuedthe reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus This epistemological issue, however, cannot bepursuedwithout complication. From theCambridge English Corpus Approaches for measuring utilities at the very upper end of the scale should nevertheless bepursued. From theCambridge English Corpus Civic education should be unapologetically designed to encourage liberal values and be insistentlypursued, both in schools and through the messages of political leaders. From theCambridge English Corpus In almost all recent research in monetary theory, the indeterminacy approach and the staggered-price approach have beenpursuedindependently. From theCambridge English Corpus As long as elites considered minority votes to be winnable and capable of being integrated into a winning coalition, theypursuedthem. From theCambridge English Corpus Further experimentation with different configurations of laser light to find the most efficient tweezing geometry is beingpursued. From theCambridge English Corpus In the midst of a forest of legs the mechanical animals seemed to imitate the kind of gender discriminationpursuedby their human counterparts. From theCambridge English Corpus It is enhanced by the peculiar pricing practices that have beenpursuedby the medical profession. From theCambridge English Corpus Firms havepursuedcoping strategies that focused on improving design and quality, as well as lowering prices and profit margins. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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