pursue

Compared meaning: to take part in an activity (verb).

比较义项：从事（某项活动）（动词）。

• engage

  Means to start taking part in an activity, often involving other people; typically used as 'engage in + noun' and can imply drawing someone into interaction on a particular occasion.

  指开始参与或投入某项活动，常涉及与他人互动，多用“engage in+名词”的结构，可指在某一具体场合让人参与进来。

  The teacher tried to engage every student in the discussion today.

  老师今天试图让每个学生都参与讨论。

• pursue 本词

  Means to keep working toward achieving something over time, usually a goal, career or interest; takes a direct object without 'in' and sounds more formal than 'engage'.

  指为实现某个目标而持续努力，通常指职业、兴趣或目标，直接接宾语，不与“in”连用，语气比 engage 更正式。

  She decided to pursue a career in medicine after college.

  她决定大学毕业后从事医学方面的职业。

Engage and pursue can both mean to take part in an activity. Engage means to start taking part, often with other people, as in 'engage in' an activity. Pursue means to keep working toward a goal, like a career, over time, and sounds more formal.

这两个词都可表示“从事”某项活动，但语气和用法不同：engage 强调开始参与或投入某项活动，常与“in”连用，也可指让人参与互动；pursue 强调为实现目标而持续努力，通常直接接宾语，语气更正式，多用于职业、兴趣或目标。这里不比较 engage 的“订婚”“雇用”等义项，也不比较 pursue 的“追赶”义项。