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单词 scurry
释义 scur·ry
I. \ˈskər.]ē, ˈskə.r], ]i\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: short for hurry-scurry
intransitive verb
1. : to move in or as if in a brisk rapidly alternating step
 < scurry for miles through inky tunnels — Claudia Cassidy >
 < scurried to a rock for shelter — Audrey Barker >
2. : to circulate in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner
 < scurrying snow whirls — F.V.W.Mason >
 < a great deal of scurrying around, grabbing for slippers or bumping into each other — Gilbert Millstein >
transitive verb
: to cause to scurry
 < such a thought might scurry any recalcitrant patient into paying the fee due — W.T.Corlett >
 < gusty winds scurried the crisped and fallen leaves — H.B.Alexander >
II. noun
(-es)
1. : the act or an instance of scurrying : a hurried or confused movement
 < the scurry of men mounting in haste — Blackwood's >
 < a little scurry now and then when one cow bumped another — Nancy Hale >
2. : a short run or race
3. : a jumping race in equitation over a series of obstacles with a penalty of one second for each fault
4. : flurry
 < huge snow scurries — Robert Payne >
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