rush

rush1
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move with urgent haste
    冲,奔
    Oliver rushed after her.
    奥利弗在她后面急跑。
    I rushed outside and hailed a taxi.
    我冲出去招呼了一辆出租车。
    ■(of air or a liquid) flow strongly
    (空气,液体)急速流动
    the water rushed in through the great oaken gates.
    水穿过栎木大门涌进来。
    ■[no obj.]act with great haste
    仓促行动;赶紧
    as soon as the campaign started they rushed into action.
    竞选活动一开始他们就仓促行动起来。
    [with infinitive]shoppers rushed to buy computers.
    顾客急急忙忙地赶去买计算机。
    ■[with obj.]force (someone) to act hastily
    使仓促行事;催赶;催促
    I don't want to rush you into something.
    我不想催你做什么事。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]take (someone) somewhere with great haste
    急送
    an ambulance was waiting to rush him to hospital.
    一辆救护车正等着火速送他去医院。
    ■[with two objs]deliver (something) quickly to (someone)
    把…急送给
    we'll rush you a copy at once.
    我们会立即急送一份副本给你。
    ■(rush something out)produce and distribute something, or put something up for sale, very quickly
    仓促生产并分发;匆匆出售
    a rewritten textbook was rushed out last autumn.
    去年秋天一本修订的课本匆匆出版了。
    ■[with obj.]deal with (something) hurriedly
    仓促处理
    panic measures were rushed through parliament.
    应急议案在议会仓促通过。
    [as adj. rushed]a rushed job.
    一项紧急任务。
    ■[with obj.]dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture them or it
    向…猛冲
    to rush the bank and fire willy-nilly could be disastrous for everyone.
    冲银行和乱开枪对于每个人来说都是灾难性的。
  2. [with obj.](American Football)advance towards (an opposing player, especially the quarterback)
    (美橄)突袭(对方队员,尤指枢纽前卫)
    ■[no obj.]gain a specified amount of ground by running forward with the ball
    带球跑动
    he rushed for 100 yards on 22 carries.
    他22次带球跑了100码。
  3. [with obj.](US)entertain (a new student) in order to assess suitability for membership of a college fraternity or sorority
    (美)(大学生联谊会或女生联谊会为吸收新会员而)招待,争取(新生)
    ■(of a student) be entertained by (a college fraternity or sorority) in this way
    被(大学生联谊会或女生联谊会)招待,被争取
  4. [with obj.](Brit. informal, dated)overcharge (a customer)
    (英,非正式,旧)敲(顾客)竹杠,故意多收…的费用,向…漫天索价
    they rushed you, all right!.
    他们敲你竹杠了,肯定是这样!。
noun
  1. a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people
    (尤指许多人)冲,奔
    there was a rush for the door.
    有许多人冲向那扇门。
    ■a flurry of hasty activity
    匆忙;急迫;繁忙
    the pre-Christmas rush.
    圣诞节前的繁忙。
    [as modifier]a rush job.
    一项紧急任务。
    ■a sudden strong demand for a commodity
    需求的激增;争购
    there's been a rush on the Western News because of the murder.
    谋杀事件使《西部新闻》的需求量激增。
    ■a sudden flow or flood
    急速流动;喷涌
    she felt a rush of cold air.
    她感觉到了一阵急速流动的冷空气。
    ■a sudden intense feeling
    一阵强烈感情
    Mark felt a rush of anger.
    马克感到一阵突发的愤怒。
    ■a sudden thrill or feeling of euphoria such as experienced after taking certain drugs
    (吸毒等引起的)异常快感
  2. (American Football)an act of advancing forward, especially towards the quarterback
    (美橄)突袭对方队员(尤指枢纽前卫)
  3. (rushes)the first prints made of a film after a period of shooting
    工作样片
常用词组
rush one's fences
  1. (Brit.)act with undue haste
    (英)鲁莽从事
a rush of blood (to the head)
  1. a sudden attack of wild irrationality in one's thinking or actions
    头脑发热,一时冲动
派生
rusher
noun
rushingly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French ruser 'drive back', an early sense of the word in English (see ruse)

rush2
noun
  1. a marsh or waterside plant with slender stem-like pith-filled leaves, widely distributed in temperate areas. Some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets, and some were formerly used for strewing on floors
    灯心草
  2. Genus Juncus, family Juncaceae
    灯心草属,灯心草科
    ■used in names of similar plants of wet habitats, e.g. flowering rush
    [用于类似灯心草的植物名中,如flowering rush]
    ■a stem of such a plant
    灯心草茎
    ■[mass noun]such plants used as a material
    (用作材料的)灯心草
  3. (archaic)a thing of no value (used for emphasis)
    (古)毫无价值的东西(用作强调)
    not one of them is worth a rush.
    它们都毫无价值。
派生
rushlike
adjective
rushy
adjective
语源
  1. Old English risc, rysc, of Germanic origin
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