dash
A intransitive verb
1 (go quickly) «person, vehicle» 猛冲;
the children dashed into/out of the room 孩子们冲进/出房间;
the ambulance dashed to the scene of the accident 救护车飞驰到事故现场;
I must dash informal 我得赶紧走
2 (strike forcibly) «waves» 冲击;
to dash against sth; 撞击某物
B transitive verb
1 (fling, force) «person» 猛砸 ‹glass›; «wave» 猛击 ‹boat›; «wind» 激起 ‹waves›;
to dash sth against sth; 将某物猛砸在某物上;
to dash sth to the ground 把某物砸到地上;
to dash sth to pieces 把某物砸得粉碎;
a passing car dashed mud all over us 一辆汽车飞驰而过,溅了我们一身泥
2 figurative (destroy, frustrate) 使…破灭 ‹hopes, expectations, prospects›; 使…受挫 ‹morale, optimism›
3 informal dated (damn)
dash it (all)! 糟糕!
C noun
1 (rush) 猛冲;
to make a dash for sth 冲向某物;
to make a dash for it 赶紧跑
2 (punctuation mark) 破折号
3 (in Morse code) 长画;
dot, dot, dash 点、点、画
4 (small amount) 少量;
a dash of eye-shadow 一点眼影;
bitter with a dash of lemonade British 加少许柠檬水的苦啤酒
5 (flair) 才干; (vigour, energy) 活力; (elegance) 雅致; (charm) 魅力;
to cut a dash 神气活现
D exclamation
informal dated 糟糕;
dash (it) ! I've forgotten my keys 糟糕!我忘带钥匙了
Phrasal verb
● dash off:
A transitive verb
[dash off sth, dash sth off] 匆匆地写 ‹note, essay›; 匆匆地画 ‹sketch›
B intransitive verb
飞奔;
he dashed off without saying goodbye 他“再见”都没说就匆匆离开了