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pursuit

英 [pə'sjuːt] 美 [pɚ'sut]

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解释

n. 追赶，追求；职业，工作

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中文词源

pursuit 追求，寻找

来自pursue,追求，追逐，-it,名词后缀。

英文词源

pursuit (n.): late 14c., "persecution," also "action of pursuit," from Anglo-French purseute, from Old French porsuite "a search, pursuit" (14c., Modern French poursuite), from porsivre (see pursue). Sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s. As a type of track cycling race from 1938.

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例句和用法

1. Moreau took gold in the five-kilometre individual pursuit competition.: 莫罗在个人五公里追逐赛中获得金牌。

2. His single-minded pursuit of European union helped chase Mrs Thatcher from power.: 他对欧洲统一的执著追求在一定程度上促成了撒切尔夫人的下台。

3. Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable.: 对质量孜孜不倦的追求使他的技能出类拔萃。

4. Policemen jumped over the wall of the Spanish Embassy in pursuit.: 警察在追捕中跳过西班牙大使馆的围墙。

5. He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.: 他近乎发疯般地追求着打破体育纪录。