dart

dart
noun
  1. a small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired

    ■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。
  2. a tapered tuck stitched in a garment in order to shape it
    缝合摺
verb
  1. [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
  1. Middle English: from Old French, accusative of darz, dars, from a West Germanic word meaning 'spear, lance'
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