► 動詞
追う [(2)おう] [追われる] [liter] meaning: busy rank: 1
☆ 毎日仕事に追われている ⇨ Every day I have been chased by work, extremely busy with work (☛ Usually in a passive voice as 追われる)
☆ 連日の大雪で皆雪かきに追われた ⇨ Days of heavy snow and everybody was busy snow shoveling (☛ Usually in a passive voice as 追われる)
追う [(2)おう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 1
☆ 警察は犯人を追っている ⇨ The police is chasing the suspect
☆ 阪神は巨人を2ゲーム差で追っている ⇨ Hanshin is chasing Giants with a 2-game break
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