英语词汇“chase”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

chase

释义

to follow (somebody or something) rapidly or persistently

to cause (somebody or something) to depart or flee

chiefly Brit (+ up) to investigate (a matter) or contact (a person, company, etc) in order to obtain information or hasten results

informal to attempt to establish a romantic or sexual relationship with (somebody) in a persistent or unsubtle manner

verb intrans

(+ after) to chase an animal, person, or thing

to rush or hasten

[Middle English chasen from French, ultimately from Latin captare: see catch¹]

the act or an instance of chasing; pursuit

(the chase) the hunting of wild animals

something pursued; a quarry

a tract of unenclosed land set aside for the breeding of animals for hunting and fishing

= steeplechase

give chase

to go in pursuit

to ornament (something) with raised or incised work, e.g. by engraving or inlaying

to make (a mark, design, etc) by this process

chase a monogram

[Middle English chassen, modification of early French enchasser to set (a jewel): see enchase]

a groove cut in a surface for a pipe, wire, etc

the part of a cannon enclosing the barrel between the trunnions (points on which the gun is swivelled; see trunnion) and the mouth of the muzzle

[French chas eye of a needle, from late Latin capsus enclosed space, ultimately from Latin capsa: see case²]

a rectangular steel or iron frame into which printing type or blocks are locked for printing or platemaking

[prob from French châsse frame, from Latin capsa: see case²]

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