no obj., with adverbial of direction
- run at full speed over a short distance（短距离）冲刺：
I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic towards me.
我看到查理冲过来往车辆向我跑来。
1
- an act or short spell of running at full speed冲刺。
1.1
- a short, fast race in which the competitors run a distance of 400 metres or less短跑（比赛）：
the 100 metres sprint.
100米短跑。
1.2
- a short, fast race in cycling, swimming, horse racing, etc（自行车、游泳和赛马等项目中的）短距离比赛。
派生词
sprinter
noun词源
late 18th cent. （as a dialect term meaning 'a bound or spring'）： related to Swedish spritta.