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scurry v.小步疾走；急赶n.快跑声；疾走 (1) 他们冻得很快跑进来了。(2) 这阵雨把大家浇得纷纷找地方躲避。(3) 我听到一阵匆忙奔跑的脚步声。(4) 大家急忙着去抢购特价品。 Think of scurry this way — anytime you describe someone as scurrying, you're comparing them to a mouse. When you say troops scurried back behind their defensive lines, you're insulting them. When you say children scurry around searching for eggs during an Easter egg hunt, you think they're cute.

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英 ['skʌri] 美 ['skɜːri] (1) They scurried in out of the cold.(2) The rain sent everyone scurrying for shelter.(3) I heard a scurry of footsteps.(4) There was a great scurry for bargains. Scurry means to move quickly, at a frenzied pace, and often also implies the urge to hide. When you come upon a mouse in your house, chances are it will scurry away. 1[VERB 动词](尤指受惊吓时)急奔，乱窜 When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened.   [V prep/adv]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover...袭击发动后，居民们纷纷奔逃躲避。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[VERB 动词]急匆匆；赶忙 If people scurry to do something, they do it as soon as they can.   [V to-inf]  [WRITTEN 笔语]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。

英语单词	scurry
英美音标	英 ['skʌri] 美 ['skɜːri]
中文释义	v.小步疾走；急赶 n.快跑声；疾走
英语例句	(1) They scurried in out of the cold. (2) The rain sent everyone scurrying for shelter. (3) I heard a scurry of footsteps. (4) There was a great scurry for bargains.
中文例句	(1) 他们冻得很快跑进来了。 (2) 这阵雨把大家浇得纷纷找地方躲避。 (3) 我听到一阵匆忙奔跑的脚步声。 (4) 大家急忙着去抢购特价品。
vocabulary简明	Scurry means to move quickly, at a frenzied pace, and often also implies the urge to hide. When you come upon a mouse in your house, chances are it will scurry away.
vocabulary扩展	Think of scurry this way — anytime you describe someone as scurrying, you're comparing them to a mouse. When you say troops scurried back behind their defensive lines, you're insulting them. When you say children scurry around searching for eggs during an Easter egg hunt, you think they're cute.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](尤指受惊吓时)急奔，乱窜 When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened. [V prep/adv] [WRITTEN 笔语] The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover... 袭击发动后，居民们纷纷奔逃躲避。 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 [VERB 动词]急匆匆；赶忙 If people scurry to do something, they do it as soon as they can. [V to-inf] [WRITTEN 笔语] 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。

Scurry People Scurried Scurrying Move Children Searching Verb