careen
verb[I+ adv/prep]
mainlyUSuk/kəˈriːn/us/kəˈriːn/to goforwardquicklywhilemovingfromsidetoside:
歪歪斜斜地疾行;横冲直撞Thedriverlostcontrolof hiscarwhen thebrakesfailed, and it went careeningdownthehill.刹车失灵,司机控制不住车,车就歪歪斜斜地冲下山去。
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.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- career
- cavort
- fluent
- gun
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot