쫓기다

Verb

1. 1

   be chased; be pursued; be run after

   To be followed in a hurry by someone or something..

   Korean definition: 어떤 것이 잡으려고 서둘러 뒤를 따르거나 자취를 따라가고 있어 내몰리다.

   • 지수는 갚지도 못할 돈을 빌려다 써 이제는 쫓기는 신세가 되었다.

     Jisu borrowed money she couldn't even pay back, and now she's on the run.

   • 그는 자신이 무슨 죄를 지었는지는 밝히지 않고 아무튼 자신이 경찰에게 쫓겨 이곳으로 왔다고 말했다.

     He didn't reveal what crime he had committed, but said that, anyway, he had come here because he was being chased by the police.

2. 2

   be pressed; be driven

   To be busy with work, or be pressed for time, etc.

   Korean definition: 일이나 시간 등에 몹시 몰리다.

   • 지수는 일에 쫓겨서 아이들을 돌볼 틈도 없었다.

     Pressed by work, Jisu had no time to look after her children.

   • 그녀는 취미 생활을 할 수 없을 만큼 시간에 쫓기는 직장은 선호하지 않는다.

     She doesn't prefer jobs so pressed for time that she can't pursue her hobbies.

3. 3

   be agitated; be nervous

   To feel anxious as one is deeply obsessed with a certain feeling or emotion.

   Korean definition: 어떤 느낌이나 감정에 사로잡혀 마음이 불안해지다.

   • 죄의식에 쫓긴 범인이 경찰에 자수해 왔다.

     Driven by guilt, the criminal turned himself in to the police.

   • 지수는 살을 빼야 한다는 강박 관념에 쫓겨 몸에 해로울 정도로 극심한 다이어트를 했다.

     Driven by an obsession that she had to lose weight, Jisu went on an extreme diet that was harmful to her body.