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单词	pursuit
释义	pur·suit \-süt, usu -üd.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French purseute, from Old French poursieute, poursuite, from poursivre, poursuir to pursue, prosecute — more at pursue 1. a. : an act of pursuing (as with malice) : a following to overtake usually with hurtful intentions : a chasing with haste (as to kill or capture) < pursuit of game > < went out in pursuit of the thief > < spent his life in vicious pursuit of his former rival > b. (1) chiefly Scots & eccl law : a process of litigating : prosecution (2) obsolete : a suing or pleading especially for mercy or attention : entreaty c. obsolete : attacking, assault 2. a. : an activity that one pursues or engages in seriously and continually or frequently as a vocation or profession or as an avocation < except in the arts, letters, or other unprofitable pursuits — H.S.Canby > : a way of life : occupation < the law, being a profession, was accounted a more gentlemanly pursuit than business — Edith Wharton > b. : an end pursued : objective 3. : a following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain : an endeavor to attain to, gain, or achieve < the pursuit of knowledge > < mad pursuit of pleasure > 4. : pursuit plane Synonyms: see work
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