英语词汇“scurry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINscurry

Origin:

1800-1900 hurry-scurry (18-20 centuries), from hurry

VERB TABLE

scurry

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	scurry
	he, she, it	scurries
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	scurried
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have scurried
	he, she, it	has scurried
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had scurried
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will scurry
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have scurried

Continuous Form
Present	I	am scurrying
	he, she, it	is scurrying
	you, we, they	are scurrying
Past	I, he, she, it	was scurrying
	you, we, they	were scurrying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been scurrying
	he, she, it	has been scurrying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been scurrying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be scurrying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been scurrying

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

His aides scurried about, murmuring to each other in Russian.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

At the Bibelot book shop, I scurry about from aisle to aisle.
He was imagining them as they scurried to and fro like rats, like rabbits, when farmers burnt the stubble off their fields.
It is recognition of this reality that has set the nations of the world scurrying to respond.
Knots of people scurried in the snowy rain.
The witches were ushered to the area in front of the thrones, and then Millie scurried away.
They hear a scurrying in the tree above their heads.

Longman Language Activatorto run with short quick steps► scurry

to run with short quick steps, especially when you need to move quickly to escape from danger: scurry away/about/along etc: · We used to hear rats and mice scrurrying around in the attic at night.· His aides scurried about, murmuring to each other in Russian.

► scamper

to run with very short quick steps, especially when running in a group and often in a playful way: scamper away/down/up etc: · The monkeys scampered down the tree, anxious to investigate what was happening on the ground.· Children were scampering and wrestling in the playground.· Jenny scampered off in excitement to set up the game.

► scuttle

to run with short quick steps, especially to escape from something -- use this especially about small animals: scuttle across/out/past etc: · A loud bang sent all the crabs scuttling across the sand.· He spotted a cockroach as it scuttled out from under a bin bag.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► about

· The parents were scurrying about like ants.· He loved catching bugs in jars and would peer in through the glass, mesmerized, to watch them scurry about.· There were a lot of men in boiler-suits and yellow hats scurrying about, and Blondel found no difficulty in blending in.· At the Bibelot book shop, I scurry about from aisle to aisle.· She could almost hear her brain scurrying about in confusion, computer-fashion, seeking familiar data to confirm location.· A couple of chipmunks scurried about.

► along

· The workers, scurrying along the tracks through the undergrowth, are blind and sterile.· The top of the wall was in better repair closer to the house and he scurried along it.· They zigzagged around tree trunks and saw the dark shapes scurrying along out of the corner of their eyes.· Behind comes a column of workers, scurrying along a dozen or so abreast, many of them carrying larvae.· We scurried along the ditch, doubled over.· September opened with high winds that sent the leaves scurrying along the pavements and brought decayed branches crashing down in Sherwood Forest.· Leaves danced curlicues on the pavement as the wind ripped them from the plane trees and sent them scurrying along the ground.

► around

· In the dark, she imagined red-eyed rats scurrying around her, lashing her with their tails.· Lots of scurrying around and no payoff.· Everyone scurrying around in a kind of frantic muddled order.· Broomfield picks up a rock to reveal some very unappealing creatures scurrying around in the Hollywood underground.· His wife scurried around serving ersatz coffee and comforting a baby born four days previously.· The foolish trader is tempted by a bargain price and then scurries around trying to find a buyer for his bargains.· This scurrying around like troglodytes is enough to depress anyone.

► away

· The witches were ushered to the area in front of the thrones, and then Millie scurried away.· Men were running up to him and then scurrying away.· Blew about twenty families to bits and sent a shocking number of people scurrying away without their parents or their children.· Even the candle was used to singe those scurrying away.· Everywhere they came upon beetles, spiders and small lizards which scurried away as they pushed through the fibrous, resistant heather.· Sometimes small animals leaped out and scurried away.· A handful of figures scurried away, otherwise the square was empty.· One shadow erupted in a flurry of bubbles and a flick of a tail as a PukPuk or crocodile scurried away.

► back

· He scurried back to the kitchen to galvanise the staff into action.· Manning scurried back to his bartending.· He turned off the lights and scurried back to the theatre.· I took the package from the bottom shelf of the cupboard and scurried back down the hall.· Footballers and all other competitive sports people stay out but cricketers scurry back inside just when it is getting interesting.· Feeling frightened, he scurried back up the stairs and sank bewildered into his armchair.

► off

· These days it isn't just those health-food cranks who are scurrying off to buy their brown wholemeal loaves.· Upending rocks in the muddy cove, I uncover fighting green crabs that rise up startled and scurry off into the muck.· Then he nudged Wa again, and sent him scurrying off down a nearby alley into the heart of the city.· Lots of streetlamps were busted, his headlights making people scurry off the street, eyes glowing like cats.

NOUN► people

· Blew about twenty families to bits and sent a shocking number of people scurrying away without their parents or their children.· Lots of streetlamps were busted, his headlights making people scurry off the street, eyes glowing like cats.· Knots of people scurried in the snowy rain.· The weather is the smallest worry; a blizzard or two is bound to send people scurrying to their travel agents eventually.

VERB► send

· September opened with high winds that sent the leaves scurrying along the pavements and brought decayed branches crashing down in Sherwood Forest.· Hours later, three short bursts of automatic gunfire sent police scurrying for cover Wednesday morning.· Something must have happened; something alarming enough to send the Prince scurrying from the ball.· Traders said intensifying worries about falling prices and excess supply have sent investors scurrying from the semiconductor sector.· The wind shoved the canoe off the peak and sent it scurrying.· I was sent scurrying, as you can imagine.· The rain sent many scurrying for cover and raincoats as they began exploring the city.· The weather is the smallest worry; a blizzard or two is bound to send people scurrying to their travel agents eventually.