pursuit 音标拼音: [pɚs'ut]
n . 追踪,追捕,追求,追赶,工作,职业
追踪,追捕,追求,追赶,工作,职业
pursuit n 1 :
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture ;
"
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit " [
synonym : {
pursuit }, {
chase }, {
pursual }, {
following }]
2 :
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria ;
"
the pursuit of love "; "
life is more than the pursuance of fame "; "
a quest for wealth " [
synonym : {
pursuit }, {
pursuance },
{
quest }]
3 :
an auxiliary activity [
synonym : {
avocation }, {
by -
line }, {
hobby },
{
pursuit }, {
sideline }, {
spare -
time activity }]
4 :
a diversion that occupies one '
s time and thoughts (
usually pleasantly ); "
sailing is her favorite pastime "; "
his main pastime is gambling "; "
he counts reading among his interests "; "
they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits " [
synonym : {
pastime }, {
interest }, {
pursuit }]
Pursuit \
Pur *
suit "\,
n . [
F .
poursuite ,
fr .
poursuivre .
See {
Pursue },
v .
t .]
1 .
The act of following or going after ;
esp .,
a following with haste ,
either for sport or in hostility ;
chase ;
prosecution ;
as ,
the pursuit of game ;
the pursuit of an enemy . --
Clarendon .
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Weak we are ,
and can not shun pursuit . --
Shak .
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2 .
A following with a view to reach ,
accomplish ,
or obtain ;
endeavor to attain to or gain ;
as ,
the pursuit of knowledge ;
the pursuit of happiness or pleasure .
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3 .
Course of business or occupation ;
continued employment with a view to same end ;
as ,
mercantile pursuits ;
a literary pursuit .
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4 . (
Law )
Prosecution . [
Obs .]
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That pursuit for tithes ought ,
and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court . --
Fuller .
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{
Curve of pursuit } (
Geom .),
a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point ,
which is itself moving according to some specified law .
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1913 Webster ]
102 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pursuit ":
accomplishment ,
activity ,
aim ,
area ,
art ,
avocation ,
bag ,
business ,
butt ,
by -
end ,
by -
purpose ,
calling ,
career ,
career building ,
careerism ,
chasing ,
chevy ,
chivy ,
craft ,
cup of tea ,
destination ,
dogging ,
employment ,
end ,
end in view ,
field ,
final cause ,
following ,
forte ,
game ,
goal ,
handicraft ,
heeling ,
hobby ,
hounding ,
hunt ,
hunting ,
interest ,
job ,
lifework ,
line ,
line of business ,
line of work ,
long suit ,
looking for ,
main interest ,
manner ,
mark ,
metier ,
mission ,
mystery ,
number ,
object ,
object in mind ,
objective ,
obtaining ,
occupation ,
pastime ,
pet subject ,
practice ,
prey ,
profession ,
pursual ,
pursuance ,
pursuing ,
quarry ,
quest ,
quintain ,
racket ,
reaching ,
reason for being ,
search ,
searching ,
seeking ,
sequel ,
sequence ,
series ,
shadowing ,
specialism ,
speciality ,
specialization ,
specialty ,
stalking ,
strong point ,
style ,
tailing ,
target ,
technicality ,
teleology ,
thing ,
tracing ,
tracking ,
trade ,
trailing ,
type ,
ultimate aim ,
vocation ,
walk ,
walk of life ,
way ,
weakness ,
work
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