chaser
/ˈtʃeɪsə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃeɪsər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchā-sər/ (ame, mw)
chaser — 名詞
- chasersingular
- chasersplural
1. a small glass of spirits, like whisky or vodka, that you drink right after finis
烈酒追飲
喝完淡酒後接著喝的烈酒
a small glass of spirits, like whisky or vodka, that you drink right after finishing a milder drink such as beer.
Tariq ordered a pint of lager with a whisky chaser at the pub.
Tariq 在酒吧點了一品脫的拉格啤酒，外加一杯威士忌追飲。
collocation: a [drink] with a [spirit] chaser
After two beers, Beatriz asked the bartender for a vodka chaser.
兩杯啤酒下肚後，Beatriz 跟酒保要了一杯伏特加追飲。
Joshua poured a tequila chaser to follow the cold beer.
Joshua 倒了一杯龍舌蘭，準備接著冰啤酒喝。
The old men at the bar always finish their ale with a brandy chaser.
酒吧裡那些老先生喝完麥酒後，總是再來一杯白蘭地追飲。
Otis drained his beer and reached for the whisky chaser on the counter.
Otis 喝光啤酒，伸手拿吧檯上那杯威士忌追飲。
- shot
a single measure of spirits, but 'shot' doesn't imply following another drink
文法句型
a chaser of [drink]
用法筆記
Frequently appears as 'X with a Y chaser' where Y is a stronger spirit and X is the weaker drink. Distinguish from sense 2, where the chaser is the milder drink that follows a shot.
常見錯誤
2. a soft drink, beer, or other mild drink that you sip right after swallowing a sm
淡飲解口
喝完烈酒後接著喝的淡飲料
a soft drink, beer, or other mild drink that you sip right after swallowing a small glass of strong spirits, to soften the burn.
Sade swallowed the tequila shot and grabbed a lime soda chaser.
Sade 一口吞下龍舌蘭酒，馬上抓起一杯萊姆汽水解口。
collocation: [soft drink] chaser after a shot
Aarav drank the vodka in one go and chased it with a ginger ale chaser.
Aarav 一口喝光伏特加，再用薑汁汽水解口。
After the whisky shot, the night-shift nurse reached for a beer chaser to cool her throat.
喝完威士忌之後，那位上夜班的護士伸手拿啤酒解口，緩和喉嚨的灼熱。
The bartender served each tequila shot with a small pineapple juice chaser.
酒保把每杯龍舌蘭都搭配一小杯鳳梨汁，用來解口。
Élise took the shot and quickly sipped a water chaser.
Élise 一口乾下烈酒，迅速啜了一口水解口。
文法句型
a chaser of [drink]
用法筆記
Subject of the chaser is usually a non-alcoholic or mild drink (soda, juice, beer, water). Distinguish from sense 1, where the chaser is the stronger drink and the first drink is weak.
常見錯誤
3. someone who runs after a person or animal to catch them, or who travels to find
追逐者
追逐人或追看現象的人
someone who runs after a person or animal to catch them, or who travels to find and watch something dramatic like a storm.
The thief was fast, but the chasers caught up with him near the river.
那名小偷跑得很快，但追逐者在河邊追上了他。
Asher works as a storm chaser and drives toward tornadoes every spring.
Asher 的工作是追風者，每年春天都開車衝向龍捲風。
collocation: storm chaser
Christopher is a famous shark chaser who films great whites off Cape Town.
Christopher 是有名的追鯊人，常在開普敦外海拍攝大白鯊。
The fox ran into the woods with three chasers close behind on horseback.
那隻狐狸跑進樹林，三名追逐者騎著馬緊追在後。
Sophia became a celebrity chaser and follows movie stars to film festivals.
Sophia 變成追星族，跟著電影明星跑各大影展。
文法句型
a chaser of [target/phenomenon]
用法筆記
Often forms compounds like 'storm chaser', 'ambulance chaser', 'skirt chaser', 'celebrity chaser' where the noun before 'chaser' names what is being followed.
4. a person, team, or company that is working hard to win something or reach an amb
競爭追趕者
落後但努力爭取目標者
a person, team, or company that is working hard to win something or reach an ambitious target, often while trailing a leader.
Manchester City sits second, ten points behind the leader and the closest title chaser.
曼城排名第二，落後領頭羊十分，是最有力的冠軍追趕者。
collocation: title chaser / record chaser
Beatriz is a record chaser and trains six hours a day to break the world mark.
Beatriz 是紀錄追趕者，每天訓練六小時想打破世界紀錄。
The chasers in the marathon closed the gap with five kilometres left to run.
馬拉松裡的追趕者在剩下五公里時縮小了差距。
Joshua became a serious medal chaser after winning bronze at the last Olympics.
Joshua 在上屆奧運拿到銅牌後，成了認真的獎牌追趕者。
Small biotech firms are eager chasers of the patent that the giant company already holds.
小型生技公司急著追趕大公司已經拿到的那項專利。
- contender
neutral on whether the contender is behind a leader
- challenger
implies directly competing against the current holder
文法句型
a chaser of [goal]
[N] chaser
用法筆記
Subject is usually a competitor or rival trailing a leader; the target is named by a preceding noun (title, record, medal, patent). Distinguish from sense 3, which is about following a person physically.
5. a racehorse bred and trained for steeplechases — long-distance races in which th
障礙賽馬
受訓參加跨欄賽的賽馬
a racehorse bred and trained for steeplechases — long-distance races in which the animal must leap rows of hedges, fences and water ditches at speed.
Lakan owns three chasers that race at Cheltenham every spring.
Lakan 擁有三匹障礙賽馬，每年春天都到 Cheltenham 比賽。
collocation: own / train / ride a chaser
The young chaser cleared every fence on the course and won by six lengths.
那匹年輕的障礙賽馬越過了全程每一道欄，領先六個馬身奪冠。
Sade trained her chaser on hilly fields to build the horse's stamina.
Sade 把她的障礙賽馬帶到丘陵地訓練，增加耐力。
A retired chaser can still win small jump races at country meetings.
退役的障礙賽馬還是能在鄉間的小型跨欄賽中奪勝。
- steeplechaser
longer, more formal full term
- jumper
general term for any horse trained over fences
- flat racer
horse trained for races without fences
文法句型
a chaser
用法筆記
Mainly British English; used in horse-racing journalism and by trainers. Refers strictly to jump racing, not flat racing.