sprint

sprint

S0674100 (sprĭnt)n.1. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed.2. A burst of speed or activity.v. sprint·ed, sprint·ing, sprints v.intr. To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming.v.tr. To move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period: sprinted the last 100 yards to the finish line.

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[Possibly alteration of Middle English sprenten, to spring up, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprinta and Old Norse spretta, to jump.]

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sprint′er n.

sprint

(sprɪnt) n1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres2. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc3. any quick runvb (intr) (Athletics (Track & Field)) to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc[C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old English gesprintan to emit, Old Norse spretta to jump up, Old High German sprinzan to jump up, Swedish sprata to kick] ˈsprinter n

sprint

(sprɪnt)

v.i. 1. to race or move at full speed for a short distance, as in running or rowing. v.t. 2. to traverse in sprinting: to sprint a half mile. n. 3. a short race at full speed. 4. a burst of speed. [1560–70; perhaps Old English *sprintan c. Old High German sprinzan, Old Norse spretta to jump up] sprint′er, n.

sprint

Past participle: sprinted
Gerund: sprinting

Imperative
sprint
sprint

Present
I sprint
you sprint
he/she/it sprints
we sprint
you sprint
they sprint

Preterite
I sprinted
you sprinted
he/she/it sprinted
we sprinted
you sprinted
they sprinted

Present Continuous
I am sprinting
you are sprinting
he/she/it is sprinting
we are sprinting
you are sprinting
they are sprinting

Present Perfect
I have sprinted
you have sprinted
he/she/it has sprinted
we have sprinted
you have sprinted
they have sprinted

Past Continuous
I was sprinting
you were sprinting
he/she/it was sprinting
we were sprinting
you were sprinting
they were sprinting

Past Perfect
I had sprinted
you had sprinted
he/she/it had sprinted
we had sprinted
you had sprinted
they had sprinted

Future
I will sprint
you will sprint
he/she/it will sprint
we will sprint
you will sprint
they will sprint

Future Perfect
I will have sprinted
you will have sprinted
he/she/it will have sprinted
we will have sprinted
you will have sprinted
they will have sprinted

Future Continuous
I will be sprinting
you will be sprinting
he/she/it will be sprinting
we will be sprinting
you will be sprinting
they will be sprinting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sprinting
you have been sprinting
he/she/it has been sprinting
we have been sprinting
you have been sprinting
they have been sprinting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sprinting
you will have been sprinting
he/she/it will have been sprinting
we will have been sprinting
you will have been sprinting
they will have been sprinting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sprinting
you had been sprinting
he/she/it had been sprinting
we had been sprinting
you had been sprinting
they had been sprinting

Conditional
I would sprint
you would sprint
he/she/it would sprint
we would sprint
you would sprint
they would sprint

Past Conditional
I would have sprinted
you would have sprinted
he/she/it would have sprinted
we would have sprinted
you would have sprinted
they would have sprinted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprint - a quick run dashrunning, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
Verb	1.	sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distancerun - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

sprint

verb run, scattering, race, shoot, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dart, hare (Brit. informal), whizz (informal), scamper, hotfoot, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal), put on a burst of speed, go at top speed He sprinted to the car.

sprint

verb1. To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:run, scamper, scurry.2. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

Translations

疾跑短距离赛跑冲刺

sprint

(sprint) noun1. a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance. Who won the 100 metres sprint? 短距離賽跑 短距离赛跑2. the pace of this. He ran up the road at a sprint. 疾跑 疾跑 verb to run at full speed especially (in) a race. He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres. (賽跑中的)衝刺 （赛跑中的）冲刺 ˈsprinter noun a person who is good at sprinting. 短跑選手 短跑选手

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