This flashcard teaches three meanings of the word "headlong": quickly, with the head nearest to the direction of movement, and rashly/recklessly. Example sentences and pronunciation are provided for each.
[ADV 副词]快速地 If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly.
[ADV after v]
[ADJ n]
He ran headlong for the open door.
他飞快地朝敞开着的门跑去。
Headlong is also an adjective.
The army was in headlong flight.
部队当时正仓皇奔逃。
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[ADV 副词]头朝下地 If you fall or move headlong, you fall or move with your head furthest forward.
[ADV after v]
She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.
她一脚踩空，头朝下摔下了楼梯。
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[ADV 副词]莽撞地；轻率地 If you rush headlong into something, you do it quickly without thinking carefully about it.
[ADV after v]
Do not leap headlong into decisions...
不要轻率地作决定。
The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
他们说，现在整个国家会不可避免地一头陷入衰退中。
Headlong is also an adjective.
...the headlong rush to independence.
寻求独立的仓促行动
Oxford
head·long/ˈhedlɒŋ; NAmEˈhedlɔːŋ;ˈhedlɑːŋ/adverb1with the head first and the rest of the body following 头朝前SYNhead first◆She fell headlonginto the icy pool. 她倒栽葱掉进了冰冷的水池中。2without thinking carefully before doing sth 轻率地◆The government is taking care not to rush headlong intoanother controversy. 政府现在很谨慎，以防不慎陷入另一场争端。3quickly and without looking where you are going 莽撞地；慌慌张张地◆He ran headlong into a police car.他一头撞上了一辆警车。▶head·longadjective[only before noun ]◆a headlong spane/rush头先入水的跳水；莽撞的向前冲head·long/ˈhedlɒŋ; NAmEˈhedlɔːŋ;ˈhedlɑːŋ/
LDC
headlonghead‧long /ˈhedlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adverb
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1rush/plunge headlong into something if you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly without thinking carefully2with your head first and the rest of your body followingSYN headfirst: I fell headlong into a pool of icy water.3very quickly, without looking where you are going: Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol.—headlong adjective