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headlong + noun
headlong 作定语修饰名词，表示动作仓促或轻率。
He made a headlong rush for the door.
他轻率地冲向门口。
过于仓促的；鲁莽的；猛冲的
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过于仓促的；鲁莽的；猛冲的
acting or moving very quickly and rashly, without thought of the consequences
He made a headlong rush for the door.
他轻率地冲向门口。
多指行为或动作又快又猛，缺少考虑；也指一股劲向前冲。
陡峭的；险峻的
Precipitous.
仓促的
excessively quick
头朝下俯冲的
Plunging downwards head foremost.
头朝前地
with the head foremost
The company's headlong expansion led to serious financial problems.
公司轻率的扩张导致了严重的财务问题。
AI contextual example
She regretted her headlong decision to quit her job without a backup plan.
她后悔自己仓促决定辞职而没有后备计划。
AI contextual example
The headlong rush to develop new products often overlooks quality control.
仓促开发新产品往往忽视质量控制。
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a headlong rush to sell
仓促抛售
WordNet
headlong 作定语修饰名词，表示动作仓促或轻率。
He made a headlong rush for the door.
他轻率地冲向门口。
表示在某个行为或决策中过于仓促。
She was headlong in her decision to quit.
她轻率地决定辞职。
Not this
He fell headlong down the stairs.
Use this
He fell headfirst down the stairs.
headlong 表示‘仓促地，鲁莽地’，不表示身体姿势；若表示头部朝下，应使用 headfirst。
Not this
She is a headlong driver.
Use this
She is a rash driver.
headlong 作为形容词通常修饰行动（如 headlong rush），而非直接修饰人；形容人鲁莽应用 rash。
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鲁莽的猛冲；仓促的行动
The announcement caused a headlong rush for the exits.
这一公告引发了人群向出口的鲁莽猛冲。
头朝下的俯冲；莽撞的下跌
The bird took a headlong plunge into the water.
那只鸟头朝下冲入水中。
仓皇逃窜；慌不择路的逃跑
The army was in headlong flight after the defeat.
战败后，军队仓皇逃窜。
倒栽葱式的跌落；骤跌
He tripped and took a headlong fall down the stairs.
他绊了一跤，一头栽下楼梯。
鲁莽的冲锋；不顾一切的冲击
The cavalry made a headlong charge at the enemy lines.
骑兵向敌方阵线发起鲁莽的冲锋。
鲁莽地冲进某事；贸然行事
Don't rush headlong into a decision you might regret.
不要贸然做出你可能会后悔的决定。
一头扎进某事；贸然投入
He plunged headlong into the new business without a plan.
他在没有计划的情况下就一头扎进了新生意。
莽撞的冲劲；仓促的行动
The headlong rush to buy the latest phone often leads to debt.
盲目抢购最新款手机常常会导致负债。
从九霄云天被猛地掷下，带火坠落。
In Paradise Lost, John Milton describes Satan's fall: "Hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky."
在《失乐园》中，约翰·弥尔顿描写撒旦的坠落：“从九霄云天被猛地掷下，带火坠落。”
而你正一头冲过马路中央。
Queen's song "Headlong" warns: "And you're rushing headlong through the middle of the road."
皇后乐队的歌曲《Headlong》唱道：“而你正一头冲过马路中央。”
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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想象一个人把头伸得老长老长（head-long）就往前冲，不看脚下，所以是“鲁莽的、头朝下的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品与书面叙事、新闻报道及正式文稿 headlong 作形容词时多用于书面语或文学作品，常描述仓促、鲁莽或头部向前的动作，也可指陡峭的地形；日常口语中较少见，通常用 hurried、reckless 或 headfirst 等词替代。
通常用作定语，也可作表语，意为'轻率的、仓促的'，注意与副词用法区分。
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