head·long
adverb/ˈhedlɒŋ/
/ˈhedlɔːŋ/
- with the head first and the rest of the body following
头朝前 - She fell headlong into the icy pool.
她倒栽葱掉进了冰冷的水池中。
- She fell headlong into the icy pool.
- without thinking carefully before doing something
轻率地 - The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.
政府现在很谨慎，以防不慎陷入另一场争端。
- The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.
- quickly and without looking where you are going
莽撞地；慌慌张张地 - He ran headlong into a police car.
他一头撞上了一辆警车。
- He ran headlong into a police car.
Word OriginMiddle English headling (from head + the adverbial suffix -ling), altered in late Middle English by association with -long.