プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
おう【追う】
&fRoman1;
❶〔追い掛ける〕run after, chase；〔犯人，獲物などを〕pursue
獲物を追う
chase game
泥棒［犯人］を追う
pursue a thief [criminal]
追う者と追われる者
the pursuer and the pursued
彼は妻の後を追うように死んだ
He soon followed his wife in death.／He died shortly after his wife.
彼は警察に追われている
He is wanted by the police.／The police are after him.
追いつ追われつの接戦に観客はわいた
The spectators were excited by the seesaw game.
❷〔駆り立てる〕
家畜を追う
drive cattle ((back to the barn))
❸〔追い払う〕 ⇒おいはらう（追い払う）
&fRoman2;
❶〔追放する〕 ⇒おいだす（追い出す），ついほう（追放）
地位を追われる
be ousted [driven] from one's post
故郷を追われた
I was driven out of my hometown.
国を追われる
be exiled from one's country
❷〔受身の形で，せかされる〕
仕事［時間］に追われる
be pressed 「by work [for time]
予習に追われる
be busy with preparations for school
❸〔追い求める〕pursue
理想を追う
pursue [《文》 aspire to] an ideal
流行を追う
follow the fashion
❹〔順序などに従う〕
先例を追う
follow a precedent
順を追って説明します
I'll explain them in order.
日を追って暖かくなってきた
It is getting warmer day by day.
年を追って成熟してきた
With each passing year she has become more mature.