scurry

🇬🇧 UK/'skʌri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To move hurriedly with quick, light steps; to scamper.

急跑,匆忙奔跑

n.

A hurried, quick-stepping rush.

急跑,匆忙

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scurryother
=scurry

Common Collocations

  • 1.scurry away仓皇逃跑
  • 2.scurry for cover急忙找掩护
  • 3.scurry about四处奔忙
  • 4.scurry past匆匆跑过

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Mice scurried across the kitchen floor when the lights came on.

  • 2.

    Office workers scurried to their desks as the manager walked in.

  • 3.

    Dark clouds gathered and people began to scurry for shelter.

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