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

• 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。
• Make people scurry, or airplanes fly.
  让人们疾奔，让飞机飞起。
• 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。
• Then he reminded himself, if Sniff and Scurry could move on, so could he!
  他还提醒自己，如果嗅嗅和匆匆能不断前行，那么自己也能做到！
• I can see now that instead of being like Sniff and Scurry, we were like Hem.
  现在我终于明白了，这一切后果归咎于我的家人都不是嗅嗅和匆匆，我们就像哼哼。
• There was a great scurry for bargains.
  这是给了钜惠的特价商品。
• I heard the scurry of feet outside.
  我听到外面疾走的脚步声。
• 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。
• 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。
• He heard the scurry of feet in the hall.
  他听到大厅里慌乱的脚步声。