1 to follow sb/sth in order to catch him/her/it 追捕；追逐: The robber ran off pursued by two policemen. 劫匪逃跑，两名警察在后追捕。 ☞ Pursue is more formal than chase. 与chase相比，pursue多用于正式场合。

2 to try to achieve sth or to continue to do sth over a period of time 继续；追寻；从事: to pursue a career in banking 从事银行业She didn't seem to want to pursue the discussion so I changed the subject. 她似乎不想继续讨论，所以我换了话题。