chase¹ ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with • 追捕；追赶 »police chased the stolen car through the city. 警察穿越全城追赶被盗小汽车。 »[no obj.] the dog chased after the stick. 那条狗在棍棒后追赶。 seek to attain • 寻求；追求 »the team are chasing their first home win this season. 球队在追求本赛季首次主场胜利。 seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way • 追求（异性） »playing football by day and chasing women by night. 白天踢足球，晚上追女人。 »[no obj.] René is always chasing after other women. 勒内总在追求其他女人。 [with obj. and adverbial of direction] drive or cause to go in a specified direction • 驱逐；驱赶 »she chased him out of the house. 她将他赶出家门。 [no obj., with adverbial of direction] rush or hurry in a specified direction • （往某方向）冲；赶路 »he chased down the motorway. 他沿着高速公路赶路。 2. try to obtain (something owed or required) • 追讨 »the company employs people to chase up debts. 公司雇人来追讨债务。 try to make contact with (someone) in order to obtain something owed or required • 向（某人）追讨 »chasing customers who had not paid their bills. 向没有付账的顾客追讨欠款。 make further investigation of (an unresolved matter)[N. Amer.] • 追问；追查[北美] »be sure you chase up late invitation replies . 务必查一下刚到的邀请答复。 »investigators got a warrant, but they didn't have time to chase down the case . 调查员虽然取得了搜查令，但没有时间追查这起案件。 ◙ noun 1. an act of pursuing someone or something • 追赶，追逐，追击 »they captured the youths after a brief chase. 经过一番短暂追逐，他们捕获了那些青年。 short forsteeplechase • steeplechase 的简写 (the chase)hunting as a sport • 追猎运动 »she was an ardent follower of the chase. 她是追猎运动的热心分子。 [in place names] [Brit.] an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting • [英] （旧时）狩猎地；猎场 »Cannock Chase. 坎诺克蔡斯（旧猎场）。 (archaic)a hunted animal • [古] 猎物
【IDIOMS】
◘ beast ( 或 bird) of the chase 1. (archaic)an animal traditionally hunted for sport across open country • [古] 被追猎于旷野的动物 ◘ chase the game 1. (in soccer) adopt attacking tactics, especially at the risk of being vulnerable to counter-attack • （足球用语）（尤指冒着被反击的危险）采取进攻战术 ◘ give chase 1. go in pursuit • 追赶，追求，追击 ◘ go and chase oneself 1. [in imperative] [informal] go away • [非正式] 滚开
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare 'continue to take', from capere 'take'chase² ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] [usu. as adj. chased] engrave (metal, or a design on metal) • 雕刻（金属）；（在金属表面）雕镂（图案） »a miniature container with a delicately chased floral design. 雕刻着精美花卉图案的小盒子。
【语源】
1. late Middle English: apparently from earlier enchase, from Old French enchasserchase³ ◙ noun 1. (in letterpress printing) a metal frame for holding the composed type and blocks being printed at one time • （凸版印刷术）盛放排版完毕的活字和印版的金属框；活版架
【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: from French châsse, from Latin capsa 'box' (seecase)chase4 ◙ noun 1. the part of a gun enclosing the bore • 枪管；炮筒 2. a groove or furrow cut in the face of a wall or other surface to receive a pipe • （凿于墙面等的）嵌管槽
【语源】
1. early 17th cent.: from French chas 'enclosed space', from Provençal cas, caus, from medieval Latin capsum 'thorax or nave of a church'