hurry
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈhʌr.i/us/ˈhɝː.i/A2
tomoveor do things morequicklythannormalor to make someone do this:
（使）加快，催促Hurry or you'll be late.快点儿，要不你就晚了。
[+ to infinitive]She hurriedtoanswerthephone.她匆忙去接电话。
Irefuseto be hurriedintoadecision(= to beforcedto make adecisiontooquickly).我不愿在别人催促下匆忙作决定。
Afterspendingherlunchhourshopping, she hurriedback(=returnedquickly)towork.利用午饭时间买完东西后，她匆忙赶回去工作。
Ihateto hurry you, but I have toleavein a fewminutes.我不想催你，但是我几分钟之后就得走了。
UKDon't hurryyourfood(= don'teatit tooquickly).吃东西不要太急。
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
- Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry!
- If we hurry, there's still achancewe couldcatchtheplane.
- Clutching themoneyto hischest, he hurried to thebank.
- Shegatheredthechildrenup and hurried into thehouse.
- Theownerof thevehiclecame hurrying along andturnedoff thecaralarm.
Hurrying and doing things quickly
- accelerate
- acceleration
- against the clockidiom
- against time/the clockidiom
- alacrity
- dash
- get a wiggle onidiom
- grab-and-go
- grease
- hacky
- haste
- prompt
- promptly
- promptness
- quickie
- rattlesomethingoff
- rattle throughsomething
- snap
- stroke
- tear
Phrasal verb
hurry(someone/something)up
hurry
noun[S]
uk/ˈhʌr.i/us/ˈhɝː.i/B1
the need tomoveor do things morequicklythannormal:
匆忙，仓促Weleftinsuchahurry that weforgotourtickets.我们走得过于仓促，连票都忘了拿。
"Can youwaita fewminutes?" "Yes, I'm notin anyhurry/I'min nohurry(= I canwait)."“你能等几分钟吗？”“可以，我不急。”
Are youin ahurry(=wanting)toleave?你急着走吗？
What's (all) the hurry (for)/Why (all) the hurry?(= Why are youactingormovingsoquickly?)你急什么？
"I'llletyou have this back nextweek." "That's allright, there's no(great)hurry/there isn't any(great)hurry(= no need to do itquickly)."“我下星期就把这个还你。”“没关系，不用那么急。”
- Sorry, I can'ttalkto you now - I'm in adesperatehurry.
- Weleftin a hurry and I must haveleftmykeysbehind.
- Hey, there's no need topush! What'syourhurry?
- Inourhurry to get toschoolontime, Danlefthispackedlunchbehind.
- Tomwasclearlyin a hurry tofinishthemeetingand get to thecanteen.
Hurrying and doing things quickly
- accelerate
- acceleration
- against the clockidiom
- against time/the clockidiom
- alacrity
- dash
- get a wiggle onidiom
- grab-and-go
- grease
- hacky
- haste
- prompt
- promptly
- promptness
- quickie
- rattlesomethingoff
- rattle throughsomething
- snap
- stroke
- tear