| 单词 | headlong |
| 释义 | headlong (hedlɒŋ , US -lɔːŋ ) 1. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly. He ran headlong for the open door. Synonyms: hastily, hurriedly, helter-skelter, pell-mell Headlong is also an adjective. The army was in headlong flight. 2. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you fall or move headlong, you fall or move with your head furthest forward. She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs. Synonyms: headfirst, head-on, headforemost 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you rush headlong into something, you do it quickly without thinking carefully about it. Do not leap headlong into decisions. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence. Synonyms: rashly, wildly, hastily, precipitately Headlong is also an adjective. ...the headlong rush to independence. Collocations: crash headlong into Powerfully built, he was famous for crashing headlong into defenders, with little regard for his own well-being. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the way, their bus driver fell asleep on the wheel and crashed headlong into an incoming lorry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our foot catches on a stone, we trip, fall headlong and end up gudgeon-free, soaked to the skin, holding a broken line. Times, Sunday Times I tried to invent a sentence using all three to compare and contrast the different meanings but fell headlong into obluctation, obmutescence and obfuscation. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he fell headlong into the truth. Times, Sunday Times She survived a scare in the warm-up when she crashed through a hurdle on a practice run and fell headlong on the track. Times, Sunday Times Having identified that trap, he then falls headlong into it. Times, Sunday Times So Mark and I plunged headlong into a whirlwind relationship. Times, Sunday Times (2010) After emerging from one civil war, the club certainly cannot afford to plunge headlong into another. The Sun (2010) Hold on to your hats as you twist, turn and plunge headlong through caves and rivers. The Sun (2011) Some of our machines were flying higher than the enemy, and plunged headlong to join the engagement. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Listen to his views, by all means, then run headlong in the opposite direction. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is also no use just running headlong into mobile. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Nor should we run headlong into its lucrative embrace. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 迅猛地 Japanese: 迅速に |
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