rush1 /rʌʃ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb1 move quickly 快速移動 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HURRY to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon 〔尤因趕路而〕急速行進,沖,奔 SYN hurryA small girl rushed past her. 一個小女孩從她身邊匆匆經過。
Mo rushed off down the corridor. 莫匆匆走過走廊。
► see thesaurus at hurry 2 rush to do something HURRYto do something very quickly and without delay 趕忙[趕緊]做某事I rushed to pack my suitcase before she came back. 趁她還沒回來,我趕緊把手提箱收拾好。
He rushed to help his comrade. 他趕緊去幫他的同事。
3 do STH too quickly 倉促做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HURRY to do or decide something too quickly, especially so that you do not have time to do it carefully or well 倉促行事;匆匆決定He does not intend to rush his decision. 他不想倉促作出決定。
rush intoI’m not rushing into marriage again. 我不急於再婚。
rush throughShe rushed through her script. 她匆匆讀完稿子。
rush it/thingsWhen we first met, neither of us wanted to rush things. 我們剛認識時,誰也不想心太急。
4 take/send urgently 迅速帶走/送出 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HURRY to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly, especially because of an unexpected problem 〔尤因意外事件而〕急送〔某人或某物去某處〕rush somebody/something to somethingThe Red Cross rushed medical supplies to the war zone. 紅十字會將醫療物資火速送往戰區。
Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries. 丹因頭部重傷被急速送往醫院。
5 make SB hurry 催促某人 [transitiveT]HURRY to try to make someone do something more quickly than they want to 催促,使趕緊I’m sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday. 很抱歉催你,不過我們得在星期五之前作出決定。
rush somebody into (doing) somethingThey felt they were being rushed into choosing a new leader. 他們覺得自己是被催着去選一位新領導。
6 liquid 液體 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if water or another liquid rushes somewhere, it moves quickly 〔水或其他液體〕快速流動Water rushed through the gorge. 水流沖過峽谷。
→4 See picture of 見圖 FLOWER 1 7 BLOOD 血液blood rushes to somebody’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes red because they feel embarrassed 〔因尴尬〕某人的臉/面頰漲紅I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard my name. 聽到我的名字,我感到自己一下子漲紅了臉。
8 attack 攻擊 [transitiveT]ATTACK to attack a person or place suddenly and in a group 〔一夥人〕突然襲擊They rushed the guard and stole his keys. 他們突襲衛兵並偷走了他的鑰匙。
9 American universities 美國大學 American EnglishAmE a) [transitiveT]SEC to give parties for students, have meetings etc, in order to decide whether to let them join your fraternity or sorority (=type of club) 〔大學生聯誼會通過舞會、聚會等〕招納,吸引〔新會員〕 b) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SEC to go through the process of trying to be accepted into one of these clubs 爭取加入〔大學生聯誼會〕
10. American football 美式橄欖球 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSF to carry the ball forward 帶(球)跑動,跑動帶(球) 11 rush around (also rush about British English) phrasal verbphr v HURRYto try to do a lot of things in a short period of time 〔在短時間内〕趕做許多事;匆匆忙忙地做,奔忙Get things ready early so that you don’t have to rush around at the last minute. 早點把東西準備好,以免在最後時刻匆匆忙忙的。
12 rush something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v BBTto make a new product, book etc available for sale very quickly 趕制〔新産品〕;趕印〔書〕The new edition was rushed out just before Christmas. 新版正好趕在聖誕節前推出。
13 rush something ↔ through phrasal verbphr v PGPto deal with official or government business more quickly than usual 匆匆地處理〔公務〕rush something through somethingThe legislation was rushed through parliament. 這項法規在議會倉促通過。
n THESAURUSrush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soonHe was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.
There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much timePeople hurried into stores to escape the rain.
You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast
I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race to go somewhere as fast as you canShe raced downstairs to tell her mother.
He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurryI saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.
He tore down the stairs and out of the house.
They tore out of the building.
dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distanceBob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.
Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.
I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle American EnglishAmE informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhereYou better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do somethingSuddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.
She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.