基本释义
[verb] (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps
[动词] (指人或小动物)以小而快的步伐匆匆移动
深入解读
Scurry 是一个与 hurry, furry, flurry 等有着相同结尾的单词,可以一并联想记忆。不仅如此,从词源上来看, scurry 可能缩略自 hurry-scurry ,后者也就是 hurry 的重叠词。
最早于19世纪10年代出现后, scurry 便开始用来表示“碎步疾行、碎步快跑”,主要指人或小动物以小而快的碎步匆匆移动,常意味着步伐如老鼠、松鼠那般轻快利落,并且往往会在方向或速度上突然变化,比如:
- 急忙赶去找医生
scurry off to find a doctor - 那个迂腐的办事员说声再见,然后扭头跑回去干活了。
The pedantic clerk said goodbye and scurried back to work.
从这个概念出发, scurry 也可以进一步用来引申指“急奔、乱窜、急转、乱转”,也就是以激动、困惑或不规则的方式四处移动,特别是在受惊吓后快而匆忙地移动,比如:
- 野蛮袭击发动后,居民们纷纷奔逃躲避。
The savage attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover. - 高粱发酵的气味从厨房飘了出来。我们听见老鼠在厨房里乱窜。
The smell of fermented sorghum wafted up from the kitchen. We heard mice scurrying about in the kitchen.
图书例句
Hagrid vanished amongst the spiders, and with a great scurrying, a foul swarming movement, they retreated under the onslaught of spells, Hagrid buried in their midst.
海格消失在了蜘蛛群里,面对强大的咒语攻势,密密麻麻、臭烘烘的大蜘蛛纷纷后退,杂沓混乱,海格被埋在它们中间不见了踪影。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。
外刊例句
- On the pavement below, smartly dressed workers scurry from the crowded rush-hour subway to their offices in Lujiazui, the city’s financial district.
下面的人行道上,衣着体面的白领挤出高峰时段的地铁,疾步走向在陆家嘴金融区的办公室。
——《经济学人》 - Sailors in helmets and goggles, mostly in their early 20s, scurry about in vests and long-sleeve shirts color-coded to indicate their jobs.
戴着头盔和护目镜的水手们,大多是20出头,他们穿着用颜色编码表明其工作的背心和长袖衬衫疾步走来走去。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“疾跑”(scurry)是一个动词,指的是快速地小步跑动,通常是因为紧急情况或匆忙的原因。以下是一些包含单词 “scurry” 的短语,附带中文解释:
- scurry away(匆忙离开)
- scurry off(匆匆离去)
- scurry around(匆忙四处跑动)
- scurry to safety(匆忙跑向安全地)
- scurry to hide(匆忙躲藏)
- scurry indoors(匆忙跑进室内)
- scurry out of sight(匆忙躲藏起来)
- scurry in panic(惊慌失措地疾跑)
- scurry like mice(像老鼠一样匆忙跑)
- scurry in all directions(四处匆忙跑动)
- scurry around frantically(疯狂地四处匆忙跑)
- scurry to find shelter(匆忙寻找庇护)
- scurry through the crowd(穿过人群匆忙跑)
- scurry down the hallway(匆忙跑过走廊)
- scurry to escape danger(匆忙逃离危险)
- scurry with a purpose(有目的地疾跑)
- scurry for cover(匆忙躲避)
- scurry towards safety(匆忙朝安全方向跑)
- scurry in a hurry(匆忙疾跑)
- scurry amid chaos(在混乱中匆忙跑)
- scurry to avoid the rain(匆忙躲避雨水)
- scurry to catch a train(匆忙赶火车)
- scurry through the forest(穿过森林匆忙跑)
- scurry down the stairs(匆忙下楼梯)
- scurry to escape the crowd(匆忙躲避人群)
- scurry for safety(匆忙跑向安全地)
- scurry along the path(沿着小路匆忙跑)
- scurry in a frenzy(狂乱地疾跑)
- scurry across the field(横穿田野匆忙跑)
- scurry through the alley(穿过小巷匆忙跑)
- scurry up the hill(匆忙爬上山)
- scurry through the tunnel(穿过隧道匆忙跑)
- scurry to catch up(匆忙赶上)
- scurry in a rush(匆忙匆匆)
- scurry in a flurry(匆忙疾跑)
- scurry to escape the noise(匆忙躲避噪音)
- scurry around the corner(匆忙拐过街角)
- scurry to safety from the storm(匆忙躲避风暴)
- scurry towards the exit(朝出口匆忙跑)
- scurry through the door(穿过门匆忙跑)
- scurry for a hiding spot(匆忙找个藏身处)
- scurry to reach the destination(匆忙赶到目的地)
- scurry away from danger(匆忙躲避危险)
- scurry through the market(穿过市场匆忙跑)
- scurry to find help(匆忙寻求帮助)
- scurry towards cover(朝掩蔽处匆忙跑)
- scurry with urgency(急迫地疾跑)
- scurry through the crowd to catch a glimpse(穿过人群匆忙瞥见)
- scurry from one task to another(从一个任务匆忙跑到另一个)
- scurry around the house(在屋里匆忙跑)
同近义词
bustle: move in an energetic or noisy manner
scamper: (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement
scuttle: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps