[mass noun](formal)the carrying out of a plan or action (正式)(计划的)执行,推行;(行动的)进行,实行 you have a right to use public areas in the pursuance of your lawful hobby. 你有权使用公共场所从事合法的业余爱好活动。 ■the action of trying to achieve something 追求,寻求 staff took industrial action in pursuance of a better deal. 职员们为寻求更好的待遇而采取了劳工行动。