scurry
verb [intransitive]- + adv./prep.
to run with quick short steps synonym scuttle (1)碎步疾跑 She said goodbye and scurried back to work. 她說聲再見,然後扭頭跑回去幹活了。 Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food. 螞蟻圍着那堆腐爛的食物跑來跑去。 The shots sent everyone scurrying for cover. 槍聲使每個人都急忙尋找掩護。
Extra ExamplesThe mice scurried across the grass. 老鼠飛快地穿過草地。 He scurried off to find a newspaper. 他急忙跑去找報紙。 Everyone was scurrying around in a panic. 每個人都驚慌失措。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScurry is used with these nouns as the subject:- mouse
- rat
- servant
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry.