CHASE


Meaning of CHASE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ long , short

▪ high-speed

▪ car

The film ends with a long car ~.

▪ police

▪ wild goose

He sent us on a wild goose ~ (= a search for sth that cannot be found) .

VERB + CHASE

▪ give ( esp. BrE ), take up

The old lady shouted for help and then gave ~.

A police officer arrived on the scene and took up the ~.

▪ give up

Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the ~.

▪ join , join in

Several children joined in the ~.

CHASE + NOUN

▪ scene , sequence

The movie opens with an exciting ~ scene.

PHRASES

▪ the thrill of the ~

What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the ~?

II.

verb

Chase is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hound , ↑ lion , ↑ mob

Chase is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ball , ↑ butterfly , ↑ dream , ↑ mirage , ↑ mouse , ↑ prey , ↑ rabbit , ↑ robber , ↑ tail , ↑ tornado

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .