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单词 headlong
释义 head·long
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷|lȯŋ also -|läŋ\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, from hed head + -ling
1. : with the head foremost : headfirst
2. : without deliberation : rashly, recklessly, heedlessly
3. : without delay or pause : in a rush : unswervingly
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : impetuous, rash, precipitate, reckless
 < her childlikeness, her headlong sympathies, the impulsive traits that endeared — W.R.Benét >
 < such personal possessions as they had been able to carry with them in their headlong flight — E.J.Phelan >
2. : plunging headforemost
 < a headlong dive into the pool >
3. archaic : steep, precipitous
 < like a tower upon a headlong rock — Lord Byron >
Synonyms: see precipitate
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