| 释义 |
in a hurry1Rushed; in a rushed manner: I’m in rather a hurry...- He advised farmers to avoid rushing into planting in a hurry and doing bad work as a result.
- His enjoyment didn't last as he was in a hurry and hated to rush.
- He paused and he seemed like he was in a hurry so he rushed out.
1.1Eager to get a thing done quickly: no one seemed in a hurry for the results...- Believe me, I am eager to finish it in a hurry, and to do so I have taken a couple of days off from the laboratory (this is also a secret).
- It is my understanding that the software will remain valid - which is why everyone is in a hurry to buy a copy before February 27th.
- However, at lunch, those serving food were in a hurry to finish off the job quickly.
1.2 [usually with negative] informal Easily; readily: an experience you won’t forget in a hurry...- It was a remarkable moment; not one you'll forget in a hurry.
- That was scary, and not something you forget in a hurry.
- It's certainly not going to be a year that I forget in a hurry.
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