chased
past simple and past participle ofchase
| 单词 | chased |
| 释义 | chased past simple and past participle ofchase chase verb uk/tʃeɪs/us/tʃeɪs/chaseverb(FOLLOW)B2[IorT] tohurryafter someone or something inordertocatchhim, her, or it: Thepolicecarwas going sofast, it must have been chasing someone. She was chasing(after)a man who hadsnatchedherbag. to chase someone or something
to follow someone or something
Pursuing
chaseverb(MOVE FAST)[Iusually+ adv/prep] tohurryorruninvariousdirections: She couldn'tstudywith thechildrenchasingaroundthehouse. Moving quickly
chaseverb(TRY TO GET)C2[T] totryto get something that isdifficultto get orachieve: It'sdepressinghow manypeoplethere are chasing so fewjobs. Afteryearsof chasing herdreams, shefinallygot apartin afilm. [IorT] totryvery hard topersuadesomeone to have arelationshipwith you: She's always chasing(after)men. Wanting things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Relationships: finding a partner chaseverb(GET RID OF)B2[T+ adv/prep] torunafter apersonor ananimalin athreateningway inorderto make him, her, or itleave: He used to chase thechildrenawayfrom hisappletrees. She's always chasingcatsoutof thegardentoprotectherpreciousbirds. Removing and getting rid of things
Idiomschase shadows be chasingyourtail chase the dragon Phrasal verbchasesomeoneup Examplesofchasedchased In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Other workers in the vicinity of the ant beingchasedwould often attempt to catch the wasps. From theCambridge English Corpus Too often our colleagues havechasedthe leading edge of the wave of (sub)urban development. From theCambridge English Corpus Shapely sentences, sparkling epigrams, brilliant dialoguechasednimbly through her travailing brain. From theCambridge English Corpus Frequently buyers can be observed beingchasedaway from a market by a group of runners, for not doing so. From theCambridge English Corpus First, beingchasedis the most common theme in the recurrent dreams of both children and adults. From theCambridge English Corpus Nonresponders to the first two mailings werechasedonce by email. From theCambridge English Corpus Few people regularly worry about beingchasedby animals, monsters, aliens, or strangers, but they may nevertheless frequently dream about such events. From theCambridge English Corpus Such dreams usually begin in childhood and involve beingchasedby a monster or a wild animal. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, the generic /s/ is more usually set against a past tense /ed/ (the catchased/chases rather than our the cat let/lets). From theCambridge English Corpus They alsochasedlarge bees, moths and butterflies. From theCambridge English Corpus A man whochasedoff his wife or failed to give her support could alienate his in-laws. From theCambridge English Corpus Samples remained in situ ('chased' with non-radioactive water), and harvested during the next day. From theCambridge English Corpus When questioned, the patient denied having seen himself beingchasedby the big fellow. From theCambridge English Corpus Cognitive scientists, economists, and biologists have oftenchasedafter the same beautiful dreams by building elaborate models endowing organisms with unlimited abilities to know, memorize, and compute. From theCambridge English Corpus Everything was knotted up, and kept on rolling over, like a boat that ischasedfrom shore to shore, but which is still the same boat. 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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