Scurrying
“Scurrying” 指因匆忙或紧张而快速小步移动,如 scurrying to catch the bus(急匆匆赶公交)或 ants scurrying across the counter(蚂蚁在台面上乱窜)。比 scampering 更常带紧迫感。
- “Office workers were scurrying to their desks before the meeting.” (上班族赶在开会前匆匆回到工位。)
- “Rain sent everyone scurrying for cover.” (下雨把大家都催着去找地方躲。)
- “Cockroaches went scurrying under the fridge when I turned on the light.” (一开灯蟑螂就窜到冰箱底下去了。)
“Scurry” 可能由 hurry(匆忙)与 scuttle(急跑)等词影响形成,19 世纪进入英语,强调短促急促的移动。
词干 scurry(动词,急跑、乱窜)+ “-ing” 表示正在进行的匆忙移动。
新闻与叙事中 scurrying 常描写人群在雨、警报或截止期限前的慌乱动作;小动物描写中也极常见。
- 固定搭配: “scurrying about” (四处奔忙), “send someone scurrying” (把人催得乱跑)
- 原形: scurry
- 名词: scurry
“scurry” 里藏着 hurry(匆忙)——scurrying 就是慌慌张张地小跑。
“When the alert sounded, engineers went scurrying to their laptops while interns scurried to find an empty conference room.” (警报一响,工程师们冲向笔记本,实习生们则忙着找空会议室。)