单词 | dash |
释义 | dash v. & n. --v   1. intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up the stairs).   2. tr. strike or fling with great force, esp. so as to shatter (dashed it to the ground; the cup was dashed from my hand).   3. tr. frustrate, daunt, dispirit (dashed their hopes).   4. tr. colloq. (esp. dash it or dash it all) = DAMN v. 1. --n   1. a rush or onset; a sudden advance (made a dash for shelter).   2. a horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words.   3. impetuous vigour or the capacity for this.   4. showy appearance or behaviour.   5. US a sprinting-race.   6. the longer signal of the two used in Morse code (cf. DOT(1) n. 3).   7. a slight admixture, esp. of a liquid.   8. = DASHBOARD. Phrases and idioms cut a dash make a brilliant show. dash down (or off) write or finish hurriedly. Etymology: ME, prob. imit. |
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