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hurrying

/hur-ee, huhr-ee/US // ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i //UK // (ˈhʌrɪ) //

匆匆忙忙,匆忙,匆匆忙忙的,匆忙的

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v.无主动词 verb
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    hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.

    • : to move, proceed, or act with haste: Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
v.有主动词 verb
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    hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.

    • : to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
    • : to hasten; urge forward.
    • : to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
n.名词 noun
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    plural hur·ries.

    • : a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
    • : hurried movement or action; haste.

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Examples

  • The structured and durable fabric stands up on its own, making it easier to find essential items in a hurry.

  • That hurry might have been due to the riskiness of the journey.

  • They were in a hurry — Jackson was worried about getting to his classes at Cleveland State University — and didn’t take the crosswalk.

  • It’s impossible to combat this problem in a hurry—or by the force of law alone.

  • Those who have money are not in a hurry to spend it, because it is not clear what will happen tomorrow.

  • And the faster our hurrying, the more acute our tunnel vision becomes.

  • Andrew was now hurrying to join Weiner in a waiting black SUV.

  • Cato was not hurrying out of the world to escape an even more painful ending, but to avoid the humiliation of pardon.

  • As the “Frankenstorm” barrels toward the East Coast, politicians are hurrying to minimize its impact.

  • We will learn the facts over time, everyone hurrying to rule out abject senselessness with a justification of one kind or another.

  • The remarkable thing was that all the hurrying people she met seemed also each of them to be on a secret and mystic errand.

  • And he quite agreed with old Mr. Crow, who had come hurrying up to see what was going on.

  • He was hurrying towards the corner of the palace grounds when a shriek from Winifred set his teeth on edge.

  • Hurrying on to find it, Taijo discovered a hut beside the path, into which he saw the falcon fly.

  • As I emerged from my room next morning I saw old Giles, the butler, hurrying down the corridor towards me.