scurry

英 [ˈskʌri]

美 [ˈskɜːri]

v.  碎步疾跑
n.  快步急跑，疾走; 仓皇奔跑声; 骤雨，骤雪; 短距离赛马

现在分词：scurrying　过去式：scurried　第三人称单数：scurries　过去分词：scurried　复数：scurries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12344 / COCA.9351

牛津词典

verb

• 碎步疾跑
  to run with quick short steps
  1. She said goodbye and scurried back to work.
     她说声再见，然后扭头跑回去干活了。
  2. Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food.
     蚂蚁围着那堆腐烂的食物跑来跑去。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指受惊吓时)急奔，乱窜
  When people or small animalsscurrysomewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened.
  1. The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover...
     袭击发动后，居民们纷纷奔逃躲避。
  2. 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。
• VERB 急匆匆;赶忙
  If peoplescurry todo something, they do it as soon as they can.
  1. Pictures of starving children have sent many people scurrying to donate money.
     看到一张张忍饥挨饿的孩子们的照片，许多人赶忙捐钱。

英英释义

noun

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way
  Synonym:scamperscramble

verb

• to move about or proceed hurriedly
  1. so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
  Synonym:scamperskitterscuttle

双语例句

• The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover
  袭击发动后，居民们纷纷奔逃躲避。
• Then he wondered for a moment whether it was real or just his imagination, until he saw his old friends Sniff and Scurry.
  眼前的景象太壮观了，他犹豫了一会儿，不能肯定这是否是真的，或许这只是他的幻觉。直到他看见了他的老朋友&嗅嗅和匆匆，他才相信这一切是真的。
• We are scurry about until the last minute before the party.
  聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。
• He heard the scurry of feet in the hall.
  他听到大厅里慌乱的脚步声。
• Even then, deactivation does not actually get rid of your account but leaves it 'hanging in a cloud', waiting for you to scurry back.
  就算如此，注销也不能让你完全摆脱你的账户，而是让它挂在云端，等着你把它要回去。
• He saw the cockroach scurry under it with the gecko far behind struggling to go under.
  蟑螂急匆匆的从冰箱底下跑过去，壁虎在后面也努力的想要钻过去。
• My husband was enjoying the day off from work and watched me scurry about the house.
  丈夫正在过休息日，他看着我在屋子里来回奔忙。
• While Hem and Haw were still trying to decide what to do, Sniff and Scurry were already well on their way.
  当哼哼和唧唧还在争执着试图决定该怎么办的时候，嗅嗅和匆匆忙已经在很顺利地做他们的事情了。
• They just needed to be monitored so they didn't scurry off in the wrong direction.
  他们只需要稍加引导，以免跑错了方向。
• 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。