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单词 hurtle
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Definition of hurtle in English:

hurtle

verb ˈhəːt(ə)lˈhərdl
  • Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner.

    (尤指失控地)猛冲;飞驰

    no object, with adverbial of direction a runaway car hurtled towards them
    with object and adverbial of direction the trucks hurtled them through the grassland to the construction sites
    Example sentencesExamples
    • George is hurtling towards me with a silver pepper pot.
    • It had crossed the 5000 mark just a little while ago and was hurtling on all cylinders towards the 6000 mark.
    • I stopped within 12 inches of the car in front only to check my rear view to see another car hurtling toward me from the back.
    • When Mr Smith opened the door, he saw a wall of water hurtling towards him.
    • Children playing along a Swindon road feared for their lives when a car came hurtling towards them.
    • An arctic hare the size of a collie hurtled toward me.
    • Men hurtling towards a mid-life crisis have an unfortunate habit of opting either for a mistress or a motorcycle.
    • As she said her name aloud, a bolt of lightening hurtled towards the earth and struck it with a loud boom.
    • Forget the track and the horses hurtling by at breakneck speed; the real beasts were here in the stands.
    • Would you ignore a truck hurtling towards you as you crossed the road?
    • As he did so he caught sight of an object hurtling towards him in a rapid manner.
    • I am fed up hearing cars hurtling past on that road and nothing being done about it.
    • An investigation has been launched after two trains ended up hurtling towards each other on the same track.
    • I was putting my grandson into the car, when a car came hurtling towards us so fast I thought it was going to hit us.
    • But only after he saw a giant mass of water hurtling towards the boat did he sense danger.
    • A car was hurtling down the street the wrong way, and someone was just about to pull in to the road.
    • Meanwhile I quite often see other drivers hurtling past at speeds above 30 mph.
    • After a few more minutes of trudging alone I saw Nick's car hurtling along the road at breakneck speed.
    • The road was little-trafficked, though cars tended to hurtle past at alarming speeds.
    • It comes to a rather steep halt, sending my - thankfully empty - coffee cup hurtling towards my lap.
    Synonyms
    speed, rush, race, chase, bolt, bowl, dash, career, careen, cannon, sweep, whizz, buzz, zoom, flash, blast, charge, shoot, streak, run, gallop, stampede, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, go like the wind
    informal belt, pelt, tear, scoot, tool, zap, zip, whip, burn rubber, go like a bat out of hell
    British informal bomb, bucket, shift, go like the clappers
    North American informal clip, boogie, hightail, barrel
    archaic post, hie

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'strike against, collide with'): frequentative of hurt.

Rhymes

kirtle, myrtle, turtle

Definition of hurtle in US English:

hurtle

verbˈhərdlˈhərdl
  • Move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner.

    (尤指失控地)猛冲;飞驰

    no object, with adverbial of direction a runaway car hurtled toward them
    with object and adverbial of direction the branch flew off and hurtled us into a ditch
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Mr Smith opened the door, he saw a wall of water hurtling towards him.
    • I was putting my grandson into the car, when a car came hurtling towards us so fast I thought it was going to hit us.
    • Forget the track and the horses hurtling by at breakneck speed; the real beasts were here in the stands.
    • But only after he saw a giant mass of water hurtling towards the boat did he sense danger.
    • A car was hurtling down the street the wrong way, and someone was just about to pull in to the road.
    • After a few more minutes of trudging alone I saw Nick's car hurtling along the road at breakneck speed.
    • As he did so he caught sight of an object hurtling towards him in a rapid manner.
    • Children playing along a Swindon road feared for their lives when a car came hurtling towards them.
    • I am fed up hearing cars hurtling past on that road and nothing being done about it.
    • Meanwhile I quite often see other drivers hurtling past at speeds above 30 mph.
    • George is hurtling towards me with a silver pepper pot.
    • The road was little-trafficked, though cars tended to hurtle past at alarming speeds.
    • Would you ignore a truck hurtling towards you as you crossed the road?
    • An arctic hare the size of a collie hurtled toward me.
    • Men hurtling towards a mid-life crisis have an unfortunate habit of opting either for a mistress or a motorcycle.
    • I stopped within 12 inches of the car in front only to check my rear view to see another car hurtling toward me from the back.
    • An investigation has been launched after two trains ended up hurtling towards each other on the same track.
    • It comes to a rather steep halt, sending my - thankfully empty - coffee cup hurtling towards my lap.
    • It had crossed the 5000 mark just a little while ago and was hurtling on all cylinders towards the 6000 mark.
    • As she said her name aloud, a bolt of lightening hurtled towards the earth and struck it with a loud boom.
    Synonyms
    speed, rush, race, chase, bolt, bowl, dash, career, careen, cannon, sweep, whizz, buzz, zoom, flash, blast, charge, shoot, streak, run, gallop, stampede, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, go like the wind

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘strike against, collide with’): frequentative of hurt.

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