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scurry

verb
🔊/ˈskʌri/
🔊/ˈskɜːri/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scurry
🔊/ˈskʌri/
🔊/ˈskɜːri/
he / she / it scurries
🔊/ˈskʌriz/
🔊/ˈskɜːriz/
past simple scurried
🔊/ˈskʌrid/
🔊/ˈskɜːrid/
past participle scurried
🔊/ˈskʌrid/
🔊/ˈskɜːrid/
-ing form scurrying
🔊/ˈskʌriɪŋ/
🔊/ˈskɜːriɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to run with quick short steps碎步疾跑 synonym scuttle (1)
    • She said goodbye and scurried back to work.她说声再见，然后扭头跑回去干活了。🔊🔊
    • Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food.蚂蚁围着那堆腐烂的食物跑来跑去。🔊🔊
    • The shots sent everyone scurrying for cover.这些镜头使每个人都争先恐后地寻求掩护。
    Extra Examples
    • The mice scurried across the grass.老鼠匆匆穿过草地。
    • He scurried off to find a newspaper.他赶紧去找报纸。
    • Everyone was scurrying around in a panic.每个人都在慌乱中四处乱窜。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryScurry is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • mouse
    • rat
    • servant
    • …
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry.

scurry

noun
🔊/ˈskʌri/
🔊/ˈskɜːri/
[singular]
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  1. the action of running with quick short steps碎步疾跑
    • a scurry of animals running for safety为了安全而奔跑的动物