hurtle

verb
🔊/ˈhɜːtl/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hurtle
🔊/ˈhɜːtl/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtl/
he / she / it hurtles
🔊/ˈhɜːtlz/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtlz/
past simple hurtled
🔊/ˈhɜːtld/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtld/
past participle hurtled
🔊/ˈhɜːtld/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtld/
-ing form hurtling
🔊/ˈhɜːtlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to move very fast in a particular direction(向某个方向)飞驰,猛冲
    • A runaway car came hurtling towards us.一辆失控的汽车朝我们飞驰而来。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He grabbed the gun and sent it hurtling across the room.他抓住枪,将枪刺穿整个房间。
    • hurtling along in a sports car沿着跑车着
    • A train came hurtling through the station.一列火车从车站飞驰而过。
    • He was hurtling along in his brand new car.他正在驾驶全新的汽车。
    • Overbalancing, she hurtled forward down the stairs.平衡过度,她向前下楼梯。
    • Two ambulances hurtled towards the scene.两辆救护车冲向现场。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHurtle is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • train
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike against, collide with’): frequentative of hurt.