[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。
noun
[in sing.]a situation of hurried and confused movement 匆忙;混乱 I was in such a scurry. 我来得太匆忙。 ■a flurry of rain or snow 阵雨;阵雪
语源
early 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry