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单词 scurry
释义
scurry
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈskʌr.i/us
/ˈskɝː.i/
tomovequickly, withsmall,shortsteps:
碎步快跑
Themousescurriedacrossthefloor.老鼠从地板上嗖地溜过。
Thenoiseof theexplosionsenteveryone scurrying back intotheirhomes.听到爆炸声，每个人都急忙跑回家去。
Synonyms
scamper
skitter
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
  • Asmallrodentfollowed, scurrying beneath awallbefore I couldevenjumpto myfeetandscream.
  • News of hisimminentarrivalsentthesupportcrewscurrying tobuypizzaand nonalcoholiccider.
  • All of theplayerswho came off thefieldscurried to thewarmestplacesthey couldfind.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving quickly
  • agility
  • beetle
  • bowl down/alongsomething
  • buzz
  • careen
  • career
  • fluent
  • gun
  • outsail
  • pelt
  • rush
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • scud
  • shoot
  • stampede
  • ton
  • trot
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scurry
noun[S]
uk
/ˈskʌr.i/us
/ˈskɝː.i/
theactofmovingwithshort,quicksteps:
Wepausedbetweenshowerstolistenfor theflapofwingsor the scurry ofcreatures.
aperiodorsituationofbusyactivity:
The next fewweekswere theusualscurry ofactivity.
Thatremarkwentunnoticedin the scurry of theradiostudio.
More examples
  • Suddenly there was a scurry around thebed,screenswere put up, and theparentsweresummoned.
  • Theactionmovesbetween the scurry andchatteroflifeonEarthand theweightlessnessoflifeinorbit.
  • When does thefestiveseasonstartfor you?ChristmasEve, with a scurry round theshops?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving quickly
  • agility
  • beetle
  • bowl down/alongsomething
  • buzz
  • careen
  • career
  • fluent
  • gun
  • outsail
  • pelt
  • rush
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • scud
  • shoot
  • stampede
  • ton
  • trot
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Busy and active
(Definition ofscurryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
scurry
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈskʌr.i/us
/ˈskɝː.i/
tomovequickly, withsmall,shortsteps
碎步快跑
Themousescurriedacrossthefloor.老鼠从地板上嗖地溜过。
Thenoiseof theexplosionsenteveryone scurryingback intotheirhomes.听到爆炸声，每个人都急忙跑回家去。

scurry| American Dictionary

scurry
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈskɜr·i,ˈskʌr·i/
tomovequickly,esp. withsmallrunningsteps:
Mice scurried around theattic.
(Definition ofscurryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscurry

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And the velvety texture of the mezzo-soprano, the gentle, chiming ostinati and scurrying strings: sensual not cerebral.
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Such elfin mischiefmakers should surely have lurked and scurried about the stage.
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Everyone was busy and scurrying around trying to get their own work done.
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At various points, speakers and the scurrying sopranos extend the music into the auditorium.
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Then this is just the book to send you scurrying back to the party.
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For the most part, they present material in hushed whispers - scurrying lines constructed from chromatic clusters, often in imitation or even canon - and any dynamic climaxes are swiftly stifled.
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Lost in this abridgment are the city dwellers, seen always at a distance as black dots scurrying along on sun-drenched pavements or as a compact mass in ferries and thoroughfares.
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This sombre view was accompanied by the unceasingscurryand whistle of wind among hundreds of guy wires, and the deep organ tones of the slotted tubular radio masts.
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Although in many presidential election years congressional candidatesscurryto appear with the person at the 'top of the ticket', this is not always the case.
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She sent her researchers scurrying to find every bad statistic and every chance remark made by a commentator to construct a dreary litany of gloom.
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This is an engine scurrying ahead of the main line of wagons, blowing its little whistle and emitting a pleasant plume of steam.
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There are litigants in person who go scurrying from court to court with ever-increasing bundles of papers.
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There was ascurryof activity immediately after privatisation.
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They did not talk about scurrying elsewhere or seeking a bolt hole.
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If a sudden weight comes, a man who is midway has toscurry50 or more yards to get to safety.
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