(-ies, -ied)no obj., with adverbial of direction
- (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps(人, 小动物)小步快跑:
pedestrians scurried for cover.
行人小跑步寻找躲避之处。
in sing.
1- a situation of hurried and confused movement匆忙; 混乱:
I was in such a scurry.
我实在太匆忙。
1.1
- a flurry of rain or snow阵雨; 阵雪。
词源
early 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of HURRY.