scurry
英 [ˈskʌr.i]
美 [ˈskɝː.i]
- n. 急跑;短距离赛跑(或赛马)
- vi. 急赶;急跑
- vt. 急赶
1. perhaps from hurry-scurry, a reduplication of hurry.
2. hurry => scurry.
scurry 碎步疾跑来自 hurry 的韵律重复构词。
- scurry (v.)
- 1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry (v.). As a noun, 1823, from the verb.
- 1. The rats scurry around, searching for scraps of food in the rubbish.
- 老鼠乱窜,在垃圾中寻找残羹剩饭。
- 2. I heard a scurry of footsteps.
- 我听到急促的脚步声.
- 3. I heard the scurry of feet outside.
- 我听到外面疾走的脚步声.
- 4. There was a great scurry for bargains.
- 大家急忙着去抢购特价品.
- 5. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - racy speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs.
- 繁忙的船只在河上鸣叫着来来往往 - --高速快艇和笨头笨脑喘着气的拖驳.