scur·ry
verb/ˈskʌri/
/ˈskɜːri/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scurry | /ˈskʌri/ /ˈskɜːri/ |
| he / she / it scurries | /ˈskʌriz/ /ˈskɜːriz/ |
| past simple scurried | /ˈskʌrid/ /ˈskɜːrid/ |
| past participle scurried | /ˈskʌrid/ /ˈskɜːrid/ |
| -ing form scurrying | /ˈskʌriɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to run with quick short steps
碎步疾跑 - She said goodbye and scurried back to work.
她说声再见，然后扭头跑回去干活了。 - Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food.
蚂蚁围着那堆腐烂的食物跑来跑去。 - The shots sent everyone scurrying for cover.
枪声让所有人都赶紧寻找掩护。
Extra Examples- The mice scurried across the grass.
老鼠们在草地上乱窜。 - He scurried off to find a newspaper.
他赶紧跑去寻找一份报纸。 - Everyone was scurrying around in a panic.
所有人都惊慌失措地四处乱窜。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScurry is used with these nouns as the subject:- mouse
- rat
- servant
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry. - She said goodbye and scurried back to work.