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单词 hurrying
释义
hurrying
present participle ofhurry
hurry
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈhʌr.i/us
/ˈhɝː.i/
A2
tomoveor do things morequicklythannormalor to make someone do this:
Hurry or you'll be late.
[+ to infinitive]She hurriedtoanswerthephone.
Irefuseto be hurriedintoadecision(= to beforcedto make adecisiontooquickly).
Afterspendingherlunchhourshopping, she hurriedback(=returnedquickly)towork.
Ihateto hurry you, but I have toleavein a fewminutes.
UKDon't hurryyourfood(= don'teatit tooquickly).
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hurrying and doing things quickly
  • accelerate
  • acceleration
  • against the clockidiom
  • against time/the clockidiom
  • alacrity
  • bash
  • dash
  • get a wiggle onidiom
  • grab-and-go
  • grease
  • hacky
  • haste
  • precipitately
  • prompt
  • promptly
  • promptness
  • quickie
  • rattlesomethingoff
  • stroke
  • tear
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Phrasal verb

hurry(someone/something)up
(Definition ofhurryingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhurrying

hurrying

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Hurryingto catch up with her brother, the girl accidentally forgets her purse on the sidewalk.
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It should also send youhurryingto the poets for more.
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The most common reasons given forhurryingwere to answer the telephone or doorbell, prompted by a concern that callers will not wait.
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When light strikes the cell, driving and steering mechanisms send herhurryingtowards it.
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That being so, there is no earthly object inhurryinga dissolution.
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What is the necessity forhurryingthis matter?
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Yesterday we werehurryingforward, and to-day we have been pulling down what we built yesterday.
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It ishurryingfast now, and drawing very near.
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I did not want quite to put it in that way—that we arehurryingthem up.
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Already, many of us have felt time's winged chariothurryingbehind us.
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If that is so, why are theyhurryingto cut business taxes?
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Day by day we arehurryingto pay off the debts.
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It is for those reasons that we arehurryingthis matter forward as quickly as possible.
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I amhurryingit on, but it is a matter for the printers now.
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There is therefore no reason forhurryingthese important questions through.
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