| 单词 | scurry |
| 释义 | scur·ry /ˈskʌri $ ˈskɜːri/ verb (scurried, scurrying, scurries) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] RUNto move quickly with short steps, especially because you are in a hurry 〔小步〕急跑，急走，急赶 People were scurrying off to work. 人们急匆匆赶着去上班。 —scurry noun [singular]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusscurry• At the Bibelot book shop, I scurry about from aisle to aisle.• His aides scurried about, murmuring to each other in Russian.• The witches were ushered to the area in front of the thrones, and then Millie scurried away.• Knots of people scurried in the snowy rain.• They hear a scurrying in the tree above their heads.• He was imagining them as they scurried to and fro like rats, like rabbits, when farmers burnt the stubble off their fields.• It is recognition of this reality that has set the nations of the world scurrying to respond.Origin scurry (1800-1900) hurry-scurry ((18-20 centuries)), from hurryscur·ry verbChineseSyllable you because quickly with Corpus are short especially to move steps, |
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