hur·ry

verb

/ˈhʌri/

/ˈhɜːri/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hurry	/ˈhʌri/ /ˈhɜːri/
he / she / it hurries	/ˈhʌriz/ /ˈhɜːriz/
past simple hurried	/ˈhʌrid/ /ˈhɜːrid/
past participle hurried	/ˈhʌrid/ /ˈhɜːrid/
-ing form hurrying	/ˈhʌriɪŋ/ /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to move or act quickly because there is not much time赶快，匆忙，急忙（做某事） synonym rush
- You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.如果你想赶上那趟火车就得抓紧时间了。
- We need to hurry or we'll be late for school.我们得快点，不然上学就要迟到了。
- hurry to do something The kids hurried to open their presents.孩子们急忙打开礼物。
In spoken English hurry can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive, especially to tell somebody to do something quickly: Hurry and eat before the soup gets cold.
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly in a particular direction（朝某方向）迅速移动 synonym rush
- He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard.他拎起提包匆匆穿过院子。
- She hurried away without saying goodbye.她连声再见都没说就急忙离开了。
- She hurried after Gary to apologize to him.她赶紧追上加里，向他道歉。
- She hurried down the street.她快步沿着街道走去。
- I hurried home to tell him the news.我赶紧回家告诉他这个消息。
Extra Examples
- Ben hurried after her.本急忙追上她。
- She came hurrying over to greet them.她急忙过来迎接他们。
- She hurried along the corridor.她沿着走廊快步走去。
- We nodded at her and hurried out the door.我们向她点点头，然后快步出了门。
- He hurried over to the window to see what the noise was.他连忙跑到窗前，想看看到底是什么声音。
- Kathy hurried off in the same direction.凯西赶紧朝同一个方向走去。
[transitive] to make somebody do something more quickly催促（某人） synonym rush
- hurry somebody I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes.我并不想催你，但我们再过二十分钟就要关门。
- hurry somebody into doing something She was hurried into making an unwise choice.她在催逼之下作出了不明智的选择。
[transitive] hurry something + adv./prep. to deal with something quickly迅速处理 synonym rush
- Her application was hurried through.她的申请很快得到了处理。
[transitive, usually passive] to do something too quickly仓促（做某事） synonym rush
- be hurried A good meal should never be hurried.美餐绝不能狼吞虎咽。

Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.

hur·ry

noun

/ˈhʌri/

/ˈhɜːri/

[uncountable, singular]Idioms

the need or wish to get something done quickly匆忙；急忙
- Take your time—there's no hurry.悠着点，不用急。
- What's the hurry? The train doesn't leave for an hour.慌什么？火车还有一个小时才开呢。
- in your hurry to do something In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport.我匆忙动身，忘了带护照。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- real
- …
preposition
- in a hurry
- in no hurry
- in your hurry
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.

Idioms

in a hurry

very quickly or more quickly than usual迅速；赶快
- He had to leave in a hurry.他不得不赶快离开了。
not having enough time to do something仓促；匆忙
- Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now—I'm in a hurry.对不起，我现在没时间做这个，我忙着呢。
- Alice was in a tearing hurry as usual.艾丽斯一如往常地来去匆匆。
- I was late for work and in a big hurry.我上班迟了，心急火燎。

in a hurry to do something

impatient to do something急于做某事
- My daughter is in such a hurry to grow up.我女儿恨不得一下子就长大。
- Why are you in such a hurry to sell?你为什么如此迫不及待地要卖出？
- They were in a hurry to set off.他们急着要启程。

in no hurry (to do something) | not in a/any hurry (to do something)

having plenty of time有足够的时间，不着急（做某事）
- I don't mind waiting—I'm not in any particular hurry.我可以等，我没什么特别急的事。
- Serve this lady first—I’m in no hurry.先招待这位女士吧，我不急。
not wanting or not willing to do something不想，不情愿（做某事）
- We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday.假期结束后我们不想急着回去工作。
- She's in no hurry to find out how much her phone bill comes to.她才不急着去查电话费是多少呢。

somebody will not do something again in a hurry

(informal) used to say that somebody does not want to do something again because it was not pleasant or fun某人再不愿做某事
- I won't be going there again in a hurry—the food was terrible.我再不愿去那里了，那里吃的东西糟透了。