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。