| 单词 | scurry |
| 释义 | scurry (once / 1773 pages) vn 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. 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. WORD FAMILYscurry: scurried, scurries, scurrying USAGE EXAMPLESHe was just in time to watch the would-be thief scurry away to a waiting car — after all, shotgun blasts do tend to scare people. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) One shout from the Plus will send them scurrying for the hills, holding their ears with their adorable hands. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) REVENANT: Leonardo DiCaprio played one in a movie of the same name, sending people scurrying to the dictionary. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) 1v to move about or proceed hurriedly so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground Syn|Hypo|Hyper scamper, scuttle, skitter crab scurry sideways like a crab run move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time 2n rushing about hastily in an undignified way Syn|Hyper scamper, scramble haste, hurry, rush, rushing the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
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