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单词 pursuit
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pursuit

[ per-soot ]
/ pərˈsut /
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noun

the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness.
any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits.

Origin of pursuit

1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French purseute ≪ Vulgar Latin *prōsequita for Latin prōsecūta, feminine of prōsecūtus, past participle of prōsequī to pursue; cf. suit

SYNONYMS FOR pursuit

1 chase, hunt.
2 search.
3 activity, preoccupation, inclination.
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Words nearby pursuit

purslane family, pursuance, pursuant, pursue, pursuer, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy, purtenance, purty
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British Dictionary definitions for pursuit

pursuit
/ (pəˈsjuːt) /

noun

  1. the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
  2. (as modifier)a pursuit plane
an occupation, hobby, or pastime
(in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other

Word Origin for pursuit

C14: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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