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单词 hurriedly
释义
hurriedhur‧ried /ˈhʌrid $ ˈhɜːrid/ adjective [usually before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.
  • Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.
  • The day was a blur of hurried meetings and brief telephone calls.
  • They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • From a hurried clearance, I think, Wallace picked up the ball and went past 4 defenders to the bye-line.
  • Gedge smiled less and the attitude was so workman-like, it all seemed hurried and obdurate.
  • Lunch hour meant a hurried visit to a launderette or one of the new supermarkets.
  • Norman Fowler made hurried notes to his speech in reply.
  • These benefits seem even more relevant in our present climate of hurried and stressful life styles.
  • They were anxiously engaged on a hurried recruitment policy.
  • Trade missions, diplomatic niceties, hurried journeys between here and Moscow, the lot.
  • Very light, very hurried steps, but the bare, glossy wood turned them into a muffled drum-roll.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
moving or able to move quickly: · The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.· a fast car
moving fast or doing something in a short time: · He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres.· Do I have time for a quick shower?
[only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly: · a high-speed train· high-speed Internet access
especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in the population· the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East· a rapid decline in profits
written moving quickly or happening after only a short time: · The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.· He received a swift response to his letter.
quick and energetic: · a brisk walk in the countryside· His manner was very brisk.
[only before noun] happening after only a short time: · Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.· a speedy resolution to the problem
done more quickly than usual, because you do not have much time: · She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.· We made a hurried departure.
deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· Let’s not be too hasty.
Longman Language Activatordone quickly because you are hurrying
done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.
a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale.
something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed.
done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.
in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors.
: feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.
informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job.
to go somewhere or do something very quickly
to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or because you must finish something by a particular time: · Please hurry - this is an emergency.· We have plenty of time, there's no need to hurry.· Brewing beer is a long process and should not be hurried.hurry across/after/away etc: · The day was cold, and students hurried across campus to warm classrooms.· Elizabeth disappeared into the crowd and Donald had to hurry after her.hurry to do something: · In the kitchen Paul was hurrying to get the dinner ready before six o'clock.
to do something or go somewhere very quickly, often so quickly that you do not do it carefully or properly: · Try to do your work calmly and carefully, without rushing.· The book was rushed into print, and there are a lot of mistakes in it.· If you rush your meals, you'll get indigestion.rush out/around/into etc: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· We rushed around trying to get all the information we needed before the end of the week.rush to do something: · Zack rushed to tell her what had happened.· I rushed over to meet him.rush things: · Don't try to rush things in a new relationship.
to go somewhere very quickly, usually by running, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: dash around/out/into/across etc: · Kids were dashing across the playground chasing a ball.· He just dashed into the office and then dashed out again without speaking to anyone.· She dashed off to the airport and just managed to catch her plane.dash to do something: · I dashed downstairs to answer the phone.
if you do something in a hurry or in a rush , you do it too quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: · She had left in a hurry, and had forgotten her driver's license.be in a hurry/rush to do something: · We were in a hurry to get back to the office.· Why are they in such a rush to sell the house?
to hurry in order to finish something in time, often so that you do not do something properly: · She hurried through her breakfast with her eye on the clock.· Don't rush through the chapters; take notes as you read.· People hurried through their morning chores, wanting to get to the fair.
written if you do something hurriedly , you do it very quickly because you do not have much time: · He dressed hurriedly and went to answer the door.· The official hurriedly glanced through my papers and stamped my passport.· "Sorry," Alice said, as she hurriedly put out her cigarette.
especially written if you do something in haste , you do it too quickly and without taking enough care - used especially in literature: · She had married in haste and regretted it ever since.in your haste to do something (=because you want to do something very quickly): · In his haste to leave, he almost forgot his coat.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
· I chatted to a few people, then made a quick exit.
(=very quick)· The family made a hurried exit, leaving many of their belongings behind.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhurryadjectivehurried ≠ unhurriedverbhurryadverbhurriedly
 done more quickly than usual SYN  rushed OPP  leisurely:  a hurried meal► see thesaurus at fast—hurriedly adverb
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