pursue學測 L4KK [pɚˈsu] ｜ /pɚˈsu/
追趕；追捕·追求；努力達成·投入；從事·堅持；持續進行
追捕、追夢皆用此字，義項多易混
The dog pursued the cat across the yard until it caught up.
那隻狗追著貓跑過院子，直到追上為止。
一個畫面：鎖定目標往前衝刺
鎖定追趕看準目標，拔腿緊追
全力追求全心投入，朝目標前進
克服阻礙遇到困難仍持續前進
義項
街頭追捕B2verb追趕；追捕
The police pursued the thief until they caught him.
警察追捕那個小偷，直到把他抓住為止。
pursue a suspectpursue a criminal
築夢追求B2verb追求；努力達成
He decided to pursue a job as a doctor.
他決定追求當醫生這份工作。
pursue a careerpursue a goalpursue a dream
投入嗜好B2verb投入；從事
Sarah decided to pursue painting and joined a weekend class.
Sarah 決定投入畫畫，並參加了週末的課程。
pursue a hobbypursue an interest
逆境堅持B2verb堅持；持續進行
Even though it was hard, she chose to pursue her love of music.
即使很困難，她仍選擇追求她對音樂的熱愛。
pursue a passionpursue further studies
片語
pursue a career築夢逐業 →投入某個職業生涯
pursue a dream逐夢前行 →努力追求夢想
pursue a lead循線追查 →追查一條線索
pursue legal action興訟到底 →採取法律行動
你會不會這樣說？
The lawyer decided to ___ a career in criminal law. (pursue / peruse)
看答案
pursue
pursue 是追求目標，peruse 是仔細閱讀，兩字拼法相近易混淆。
'Even though it was hard, she chose to pursue her love of music.' 這句中的 pursue 最接近哪個意思？(A) 追捕嫌犯 (B) 儘管有困難仍持續投入所愛 (C) 從事嗜好活動
看答案
(B)
此句強調克服困難、堅持所愛，對應繼續追求熱情的義項。
字族
pursuit 追求；追捕（名詞）・pursuer 追捕者；追求者