chase
US: /ˈtʃeɪs/
UK: /tʃˈeɪs/
UK: /tʃˈeɪs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
chase /tʃeis/
- danh từ
- sự theo đuổi, sự đuổi theo, sự săn đuổi
- in chase of: theo đuổi
- to give chase: đuổi theo
- the chase sự săn bắn
- a keen follower of the chase: người thích đi săn bắn
- khu vực săn bắn ((cũng) chace)
- thú bị săn đuổi; tàu bị đuổi bắt
- sự theo đuổi, sự đuổi theo, sự săn đuổi
- ngoại động từ
- săn, săn đuổi
- đuổi, xua đuổi
- to chase all fears: xua đuổi hết mọi sợ hãi
- to chase oneself
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) chuồn, tẩu thoát
- go chase yourself!: hãy chuồn cho mau!
- danh từ
- (ngành in) khuôn
- (ngành in) khuôn
- danh từ
- rãnh (để đặt ống dẫn nước)
- phần đầu đại bác (bao gồm nòng súng)
- ngoại động từ
- chạm, trổ, khắc (kim loại)
- gắn, đính
- to chase a diamond in gold: gắn hột kim cương vào vàng
- tiện, ren (răng, đinh ốc)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
run / drive after
1 [VN] ~ (after) sb/sth to run, drive, etc. after sb/sth in order to catch them: [VN] My dog likes chasing rabbits. + The kids chased each other around the kitchen table. + We were chased by a bull while crossing the field. + [V] He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
money / work / success
2 [VN] to try to obtain or achieve sth, for example money, work or success: Too many people are chasing too few jobs nowadays. + The team is chasing its first win in five games.
man / woman
3 ~ (after) sb (informal) to try to persuade sb to have a sexual relationship with you: [V] Kevin's been chasing after Jan for months. + [VN] Girls are always chasing him.
remind sb
4 [VN] (informal) to persuade sb to do sth that they should have done already: I need to chase him about organizing the meeting.
rush
5 [V +adv./prep.] (informal) to rush or hurry somewhere: I've been chasing around town all morning looking for a present for Sharon.
metal
6 [VN] (technical) to cut patterns or designs on metal: chased silver
Phrasal Verbs: chase sb/sth<->away, off, out, etc. to force sb/sth to run away: Chase the cat out-we don't want her in the kitchen. + This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory.
chase sb<->up
1 to remind sb to do sth that they should have done already: We need to chase up all members who have not yet paid.
2 (BrE) (AmE chase sth<->down) to find sth that is needed; to deal with sth that has been forgotten: My job was to chase up late replies.
+ noun
running / driving after
1 [C] (often used with the) an act of running or driving after sb/sth in order to catch them: The thieves were caught by police after a short chase. + a high-speed car chase + We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him). + to take up the chase (= start chasing sb) + The chase is on!
for success / money / work
2 [sing.] a process of trying hard to get sth: Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship. + the title chase
in sport
3 (the chase) [sing.] hunting animals as a sport: She enjoyed the thrill of the chase.
4 [C] = STEEPLECHASE
See also -
Idioms: give chase to begin to run after sb/sth in order to catch them: We gave chase along the footpath.(also chase)
+ noun
1 a long race in which horses have to jump over fences, water, etc.
Compare: FLAT RACING
2 a long race in which people run and jump over gates and water, etc. around a track
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 hunting, hunt, pursuit:
Police dogs entered the chase and the prisoner was finally caught.
2 run after, follow, pursue, track, go (out) after; court, woo:
The police were chasing a man down the street. Stop chasing women and settle down.
3 chase away, off, out, etc. rout, put to flight, hound; drive away, off, out, etc.:
I chased the cat away from the birdcage.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
long, short | high-speed | car
The film ends with a long car chase.
| police | wild goose
He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found).
VERB + CHASE
give, take up
The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase. A police officer arrived on the scene and took up the chase.
| abandon, give up
Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.
| join (in)
Several children joined in the chase.
PREP.
in ~ (of)
She ran in chase of the pram.
PHRASES
the thrill of the chase
What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?
Concise English dictionary
chases|chased|chasingtʃeɪs
noun
+the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
+United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
verb
+go after with the intent to catch
+pursue someone sexually or romantically
+cut a groove into
+cut a furrow into a columns
