dash
verb
uk/dæʃ/us/dæʃ/dashverb(MOVE QUICKLY)
B2[I]
to gosomewherequickly:
猛冲，急奔，跑Thedogranoff, and she dashed after him.狗跑了，我在它后面追。
UKI've been dashingaroundallday.我一整天都在东奔西跑。
UKI must dash - I've got to behomeby seven.我得赶紧走了——我必须在7点钟前到家。
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.
- We dashed for thetrain, but it was alreadypullingaway from theplatform.
- Sit down for aminute- you've been dashing around allday.
- I'msorry, but I've got to dash or I'll be latecollectingthechildrenfromschool.
- Bobcame in thedoorand dashedstraightupstairswithoutevensayinghello.
- Acatsuddenlydashedacrosstheroadinfrontof us.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
dashverb(HIT)
[IorT,usually+ prep]
tohitsomething withgreatforce,especiallycausingdamage:
猛击，猛撞；（尤指）撞碎，击碎Thetidalwavedashed theshipagainsttherocks.潮汐把那艘船抛向岩石。
Waves dashedagainstthecliffs.海浪拍击着悬崖。
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- anti-shock
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- bump
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- head-on
- jog
- plough intosomething/someone
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smashsomethingup
- strike
Idiom
dashsomeone'shopes
Phrasal verb
dashsomethingoff
dash
noun
uk/dæʃ/us/dæʃ/dashnoun(QUICK MOVEMENT)
B2[S]
theactofrunningsomewhereveryquickly:
飞奔，迅跑，急驰Imade adashforthebathroom.我冲向厕所。
There was amaddash for theexit.人们拼命冲向出口。
Assoonas theraindiesdown I'm going tomake adashfor it(=runsomewhereveryfast).雨一小下来，我就会马上去的。
[Cusually singular]mainlyUS
araceover ashortdistance:
短跑比赛Whowonthe 100-yard dash?谁赢得了100码短跑冠军？
- We made amaddash for thetrain.
- At the end of thelecture, there wasratheranunseemlydash for thedoor.
- Apedestrianwaitingtocrosstheroadsuddenlydecidedto make a dash for it.
- On theferry, hebegantofeelawfuland made a dash for theloojust intime.
- It was such a dash getting to the children'sperformanceafterwork, but I'mgladI made theeffort.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
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Athletics
dashnoun(PUNCTUATION)
B2[C]
thesymbol– used toseparatepartsof asentence
破折号Compare
hyphen
[C]
alongsoundorflashoflightthat is used withdotstosendmessagesin Morse (code)
（莫尔斯电码中的）长音，长划Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- acute
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- diacritical
- double prime
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
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Specific signs and symbols
dashnoun(SMALL AMOUNT)
a dash
C2
asmallamountof something that isaddedto somethingelse,especiallyafood:
Add somebutterand a dash ofsalt.加一些黄油和一丁点盐。
"Cream withyourcoffee,Madam?" "Yesplease- just a dash."“女士，您的咖啡要加奶油吗？”“好的，稍加一点。”
Season thesaucewith a dash oflemonzestand somethyme.
You might like toadda dash ofsherryat thispoint.
Thesaucewasflavouredwith just a dash of arbol chillichilepowder.
figurativeAscarfaddsa dash of(= asmallamountof)sophistication.围巾可以添加一抹成熟的气质。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dollop
- fraction
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
dashnoun(STYLE)
[U]old-fashioned
styleandconfidence
气魄；帅气；锐气Skill, talent and ability
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- adroitness
- endowment
- flair
- forte
- functional skills
- functioning
- genius
- muscle memory
- non-technical
- polish
- prestidigitation
- proficiency
- speciality
- wheelhouse
- wizardry
- workmanship
Grammar
Punctuation
The most common punctuation marks in English are: capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks.…Punctuation: dashes ( – ) and other punctuation marks
Dashes are more common in informal writing. They can be used in similar ways to commas or semi-colons. Both single and multiple dashes may be used:…dash
exclamation
UKold-fashionedinformaluk/dæʃ/us/dæʃ/used toexpressanger:
糟糕，讨厌（表示气恼）Oh dash(it)! I'veleftmyumbrellain theoffice.真糟糕！我把雨伞忘在办公室里了。
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dickens
- drat
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- la
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats