chase

vt./vi
【基本义】追赶、追逐；
The boy chased the cute small dog.
男孩追逐可爱的小狗。
Fireflies fly everywhere on summer nights, which attract children to chase after them.
夏日的夜晚，流萤飞舞，惹得孩子们争着抓扑。
【引申义】1、 寻觅、寻找
Chasing the rainBow of overnight success.
追寻一夜成功的梦。
2、 追（猎）、猎取
Dogs like to chase rabbits.
狗喜欢追赶兔子。
chase还可以做名词用，意为“追赶、追猎、追捕、猎物”，如：
It turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
结果证明这只不过是一场徒劳。
Honour is the noblest chase.
荣誉是最高尚的追求。
The chase escaped.
猎物逃脱了。

The hoaxer had sent the police on a wild-goose chase.
那个捣蛋的人让警方白白搜索了一番。
【同义词】
pursue
vt.
追赶[踪, 捕, 击]
The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.
警方正在追捕一个在逃的犯人。
follow
vt.
跟随; 接着；追赶; 追求
The children followed their mother into the room.
孩子们跟着母亲进了房间。
【背句子记单词】
The eagle does not chase flies.
雄鹰不捕苍蝇。
We couldn't spend our lives chasing dreams.
我们不能一生沈湎于追逐虚无缥渺的事物。