a small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired 镖 ■a small pointed missile with a feather or plastic flight, used in the game of darts 飞镖 ■(Zoology)a dart-like calcareous organ of a snail forming part of the reproductive system, exchanged during copulation (动)射器,针刺 ■(figurative)a sudden, intense pang of a particular emotion (喻)一阵剧痛,一阵悲痛 a dart of panic. 一阵惊慌。 ■an act of running somewhere suddenly and rapidly 急驰,飞奔 the cat made a dart for the door. 猫咪突然冲向大门。
a tapered tuck stitched in a garment in order to shape it 缝合摺
verb
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly 急冲,飞奔,突然行进 she darted across the street. 她突然冲过马路。 ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction 把(目光,眼睛)飞快扫向 she darted a glance across the table. 她朝桌子对面飞快瞟了一眼。 ■[with obj.](archaic)throw (a missile) (古)掷,投(发射物) ■[with obj.]shoot (an animal) with a dart, typically in order to administer a drug (为施药而)用飞镖射(动物)
语源
Middle English: from Old French, accusative of darz, dars, from a West Germanic word meaning 'spear, lance'