hurtle
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈhɜː.təl/us/ˈhɝː.t̬əl/tomoveveryfast,especiallyin a way thatseemsdangerous:
快速移动;(尤指危险地)猛冲Thetruckcame hurtling towards us.卡车朝我们猛冲过来。
Theexplosionsentpiecesofmetalandglasshurtling through theair.爆炸导致金属和玻璃碎片在空中乱飞。
Synonym
lunge
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.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- fluent
- gun
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot