粵

追zeoi1捕bou6

zeoi1 bou6zhuī bǔ

English

  1. to pursue
  2. to be after
  3. to hunt down
  4. to pursue and arrest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 牽涉到追蹤一啲逃走緊嘅目標,而目標係拉而唔係殺佢哋嘅行動

Examples

  • 警方正在追捕一名逃犯。

    The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 警察会追捕她很长时间。

    The police will pursue her for a long time.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 為了避開警方的追捕,狄馬只好在垃圾箱裏過了一晚。

    Hiding from the police, Dima spent the night in a dumpster.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 追捕恐怖份子

    to hunt for the terrorists

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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