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单词 chase
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chase

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they chase
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he / she / it chases
/ˈtʃeɪsɪz/
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past simple chased
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past participle chased
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-ing form chasing
/ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    run/drive after

  1.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to run, drive, etc. after somebody/something in order to catch them or it
    • chase somebody/something My dog likes chasing rabbits.
    • The kids chased each other around the kitchen table.
    • We were chased by a bull while crossing the field.
    • chase after somebody/something He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
    Wordfinder
    • chase
    • falconry
    • game
    • hunt
    • open season
    • pack
    • poach
    • prey
    • safari
    • trail
    Extra Examples
    • The boys were chasing each other around the yard.
    • They chased after the burglar but didn't catch him.
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
  2.  
    [transitive] chase somebody/something + adv./prep. to force somebody/something to run away
    • Chase the cat out—we don't want her in the kitchen.
    • This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory.
    3.

    money/work/success

  3.  
    [transitive] chase something to try to obtain or achieve something, for example money, work or success
    • Too many people are chasing too few jobs nowadays.
    • The team is chasing its first win in five games.
    4.

    man/woman

  4.  
    [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to try to persuade somebody to have a sexual relationship with you
    • chase after somebody Kevin's been chasing after Joan for months.
    • chase somebody Girls are always chasing him.
    5.

    remind somebody

  5.  
    [transitive] chase somebody (informal) to persuade somebody to do something that they should have done already
    • I need to chase him about organizing the meeting.
    6.

    rush

  6. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to rush or hurry somewhere
    • I've been chasing around town all morning looking for a present for Sharon.
    7.

    metal

  7. [transitive] chase something (specialist) to cut patterns or designs on metal
    • chased silver
    8. Word Originverb senses 1 to 5 Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’. verb sense 6 late Middle English: apparently from earlier enchase, from Old French enchasser.
Idioms
chase your (own) tail
  1. (informal) to be very busy but in fact achieve very littleTopics Difficulty and failurec2

chase

noun
 
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    running/driving after

  1.  
    [countable] (often used with the) an act of running or driving after somebody/something in order to catch them or it
    • The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.
    • a high-speed car chase
    • We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him).
    • to take up the chase (= start chasing somebody)
    • The chase is on!
    Extra Examples
    • Several children joined in the chase.
    • She ran in chase of the pram.
    • The film ends with a long car chase.
    • The movie opens with an exciting chase scene.
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • short
    • high-speed
    • …
    verb + chase
    • give
    • take up
    • give up
    • …
    chase + noun
    • scene
    • sequence
    phrases
    • the thrill of the chase
    See full entry
    2.

    for success/money/work

  2. [singular] a process of trying hard to get something
    • Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship.
    • the title chase
    • What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?
    3.

    in sport

  3. the chase
     [singular] hunting animals as a sport
    • She enjoyed the thrill of the chase.
    • Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.
  4. [countable]
    (also steeplechase)
    a long race in which horses have to jump over fences, water, etc. see also wild goose chase
  5. (also steeplechase)
     a long race in which people run and jump over gates and water, etc. around a track
    6. Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’.
Idioms
cut to the chase
  1. (informal) to stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing
    • Right, let's cut to the chase. How much is it going to cost?
give chase
  1. to run after somebody/something in order to catch them
    • We gave chase along the footpath.
    • The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase.

Chase

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  1. one of largest banks in the US, operating in many states. It has its main office in Manhattan, New York, where its history goes back over 200 years. It is now part of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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