pursuing
present participle ofpursue
| 单词 | pursuing |
| 释义 | pursuing present 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
Examplesofpursuingpursuing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I interpret their findings to mean that parties are not necessarily punished forpursuingsuboptimal strategies. From theCambridge English Corpus Both students and practitioners need to have a convenient means ofpursuingother areas of enquiry. From theCambridge English Corpus Data from large-eddy simulations are expected to be an effective aid inpursuingthis line of research. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, however, governments too had a positive stake inpursuingstabilization through extensive if not nearly exclusive reliance on monetary austerity. From theCambridge English Corpus Both the domestic and the international press were entirely capable of independent action,pursuingagendas and 'games' of their own devising. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, even members of non-egalitarian, non-liberal societies are agents capable of formulating andpursuingprojects. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, inpursuingthe defensive exclusion hypothesis, an important question is how unresolved individuals might differ from dismissing individuals in their self-report patterns. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather thanpursuingthis rather involved point here, we present two examples of such 'weak products'. From theCambridge English Corpus In the long term, such interactions may caution againstpursuingforest management in cyclone-prone areas. From theCambridge English Corpus They integrated and merged operations,pursuingstrategies to segment the market through marketing. From theCambridge English Corpus If some course of action is an unavoidable means to discharging a given obligation, thenpursuingthat course of action is likewise obligatory. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, perennial grain breeders arepursuingtwo parallel strategies: domesticating promising wild perennials and hybridizing annual crops with perennial relatives. From theCambridge English Corpus Even when agents are activelypursuingesteem, to take up the first possibility, it is clearly possible for them to conceal the fact. From theCambridge English Corpus One may also pursue it indirectly, bypursuingesteem for another, associated agent. From theCambridge English Corpus Inpursuingthis subject, scholars should look to aggregate local ' regimes ' through working rules that encourage productive relationships among them. 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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