"go after" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 追赶
• 追求

Definition

试图追赶、追逐或获得某物或某人，可以是字面上的（追人或物）或比喻意义上的（追求机会、目标或人）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为非正式用法。既可表示字面上的追赶，也可指努力争取（如'go after a goal'）。常见于表达积极追求目标时。不要和'go for'混淆，后者通常指单纯尝试。

Examples

The dog went after the ball.

那只狗**去追**球了。

I want to go after my dreams.

我想**追求**我的梦想。

She decided to go after a new job.

她决定**去争取**一份新工作。

If you want something, you have to go after it.

如果你想要什么，你就得**去追求**。

He’s going after a scholarship this year.

他今年正在**争取**奖学金。

The police went after the suspect right away.

警察立刻**追赶**嫌疑人。