pursuit
英 [p?'sju?t]
美[p?'sut]
- n. 追趕，追求；職業(yè)，工作
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?pursuits;
中文詞源
pursuit 追求，尋找
來自pursue,追求，追逐，-it,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Moreau took gold in the five-kilometre individual pursuit competition.
- 莫羅在個人五公里追逐賽中獲得金牌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His single-minded pursuit of European union helped chase Mrs Thatcher from power.
- 他對歐洲統(tǒng)一的執(zhí)著追求在一定程度上促成了撒切爾夫人的下臺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable.
- 對質(zhì)量孜孜不倦的追求使他的技能出類拔萃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Policemen jumped over the wall of the Spanish Embassy in pursuit.
- 警察在追捕中跳過西班牙大使館的圍墻。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.
- 他近乎發(fā)瘋般地追求著打破體育紀錄。
來自柯林斯例句