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scurrying

/skur-ee, skuhr-ee/US // ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr i //UK // (ˈskʌrɪ) //

匆匆忙忙,匆匆忙忙的,奔跑的,匆匆忙忙地

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

    • : to go or move quickly or in haste.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

    • : to send hurrying along.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural scur·ries.

    • : a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.
    • : a short run or race.

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Examples

  • Now, it seems, a fear of the sun is starting to send them scurrying back to the Victorian styles of centuries past.

  • Rather than scurrying for cover like so many, she rushed to Malcolm, hoping to comfort him, hoping she could help him survive.

  • Welcome to Groundhog Day, with the hefty rodents on Capitol Hill scurrying toward another fiscal cliff.

  • Every once in awhile somebody spotted a coyote scurrying past along the side of the road, and the whole bus leaped in its seat.

  • One floor down, the focus of all this scurrying around was bursting into view.

  • They looked down at Grandfather Mole, who was still scurrying frantically about the garden.

  • But agitation unlocks wayward fancies and sends them scurrying inopportunely across the very foreground of the mind.

  • As Matt crawled over, he saw a roughly dressed man scurrying to get up the wall at the back of the shelf.

  • There followed a yelp, and the animal—coyote or wolf—could be heard scurrying away.

  • From a safe distance Beardsley adjusted his glasses and observed the frantic, scurrying techs, many of them nursing burned hands.