chase about〔around〕¹(v.+adv.)
向某方向急奔 rush or hurry in the specified direction
▲chase about〔around〕
Those children are always chasing about.那些孩子总是到处乱跑。

chase about〔around〕²(v.+prep.)
向某方向急奔 rush or hurry in the specified direction
▲chase about〔around〕 sth
I wish he would stop chasing around the town after young women.我愿他不再在城里鬼混,追逐妙龄少女。

chase after(v.+prep.)
▲chase after sb/sth
1.追捕,跑步追上 run after in order to capture or overtake
The huntsmen rode fast, chasing after the fox.猎人们疾驶,追捕那只狐狸。
Chase after Anne and ask her to buy some eggs while she's at the shops.追上安妮,告诉她在商店里买些鸡蛋。
2.追求(某人) make sexual advances to sb in an unsubtle way
She's been chasing after that man for years.数年来,她一直在追求那个男人。

chase away(v.+adv.)
赶走,驱逐 make (sb/sth) leave by chasing them; drive away
▲chase sth ⇔ away
The dog ran out into the garden and chased the birds away.狗奔进了花园,赶跑了那群鸟。

chase down(v.+adv.)
▲chase sth ⇔ down
1.努力寻找 try to look for
The police were trying to chase down all possible clues to the murder.警方在设法寻找这起凶杀案的一切可能的线索。
2.喝下一种饮料后又喝另一种味淡的酒 follow (a drink) (with another drink)
He chased the whisky down with a pint of beer.他喝完威士忌酒接着又喝了一品脱啤酒。

chase out of(v.+adv.+prep.)
将…从…赶出去 make (sb/sth) leave from somewhere
▲chase sb/sth out of sth
She chased the children out of the kitchen.她把孩子们赶出厨房。

chase up(v.+adv.)
▲chase sb/sth ⇔ up
1.追寻,追查 make inquiries about (sth) or talk to (sb) in order to find information or get sth done
The police have been trying to chase up the dead man's sister, but they have no idea where she lives.警方一直在追寻死者的妹妹,但他们不知道她住在哪里。
2.查核,查证 check
I'll have to chase up the actual words of the speech that I was reporting.我必须查证我当时那个演讲的原意。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The cat likes chasing birds.这只猫喜欢追鸟。
They are chasing their third league title in two years.他们队正全力以赴准备两年后第三次赢得联赛冠军。

chase, follow, pursue, tag, tail, trail
参见follow条。

There was a long chase before the criminal was caught.经过长时间的追捕,这名罪犯才落网。
Do you like riding in the chase?你喜欢骑马打猎吗?
The chase escaped the hunter.那头猎物逃脱了猎人的追逐。
The old lady saw the thief running up the street and gave chase on her bicycle.老太太看见小偷从街上跑过,便骑脚踏车去追赶。

［同义词］ n. follow, pursuit
［词源］＜拉丁语captare(急切地追逐)