Skedaddling
“Skedaddling” 指匆忙离开、快速逃跑,语气偏口语和幽默,如 skedaddling out of the meeting(溜出会议室)或 kids skedaddling when they heard their parents(听见爸妈来了赶紧跑)。常见于美式非正式表达。
- “When the alarm went off, everyone went skedaddling for the exits.” (警报一响,大家撒腿往出口跑。)
- “The raccoon went skedaddling across the lawn at midnight.” (半夜浣熊蹿过草坪溜了。)
- “We finished our coffee and went skedaddling before the rain started.” (雨下起来前我们喝完咖啡赶紧溜了。)
“Skedaddle” 19 世纪美国英语,可能源自苏格兰或爱尔兰方言,与 scaddle(惊跑)有关;内战时期流行,意为慌乱撤退。
词干 skedaddle(动词,快跑、溜走)+ “-ing” 表示正在匆忙离开;本身已是口语化叠韵词。
西部片、童书与幽默写作中 skedaddling 很生动;比 fleeing 轻松,比 running 更带“脚底抹油”的意味。
- 固定搭配: “go skedaddling” (撒腿就跑), “skedaddle out of” (从……溜走)
- 原形: skedaddle
- 名词: skedaddle(少见)
“skedaddle” 叠韵好记——想象听见一声 skid(打滑)就 addle(慌乱)地跑——skedaddling 就是正在溜走。
“The interns went skedaddling when the CEO walked in, even though they were only skedaddling through the snack table.” (CEO 一进门实习生就溜了,其实他们只是想在零食台前赶紧撤。)