hotfoot + a distance
hotfoot 作动词时直接接表示距离的名词作宾语,多见于书面或文学性叙述,比 run 更有画面感。
He hotfooted a full mile before he slowed down.
他足足跑了一英里才慢下来。
疾走;快步走
跑(一定距离)
跑(一定距离)
To run (a distance).
一般现在时
He hotfoots it to the station.
他急忙赶往车站。
一般过去时
She hotfooted out of the room.
她急忙离开房间。
现在完成时
They have hotfooted across the city.
他们已急忙穿过城市。
动词,意为急忙地走,规则变化。
He hotfooted it to the station to catch the last train.
他急忙赶到车站去赶末班火车。
用法提示:hotfooted it 作为动词短语,意为‘急忙前往’,这里表达了迅速移动的动作。
When the alarm went off, everyone hotfooted out of the building.
警报响起时,所有人都急忙跑出大楼。
用法提示:hotfooted 是动词过去式,表示‘急忙移动’,这里描述了快速撤离。
She hotfoots to the bus stop every morning to avoid being late.
她每天早上急匆匆地赶往公交站以免迟到。
用法提示:hotfoots 是动词第三人称单数形式,意为‘火急地赶’,这里体现了习惯性的快速动作。
hotfoot 作动词时直接接表示距离的名词作宾语,多见于书面或文学性叙述,比 run 更有画面感。
He hotfooted a full mile before he slowed down.
他足足跑了一英里才慢下来。
常在这一距离之后用 to 引出目的地,说明这段路跑向哪里。
The boys hotfooted half a mile to the river.
男孩们跑了半英里到河边。
grammar · medium
易错句子She hotfoot the last mile every morning.
正确表达She hotfoots the last mile every morning.
一般现在时中,第三人称单数主语 she 后的动词必须加 -s;hotfoot 的第三人称单数形式是 hotfoots,不能保留原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hotfootted the last mile.
正确表达He hotfooted the last mile.
hotfoot 的过去式直接加 -ed,不双写 t;双写规则只适用于重音在末音节且末尾为“单元音字母+单辅音字母”的词,而 hotfoot 末尾是 oo + t,不符合双写条件。
grammar · medium
易错句子They hotfooted to the final mile.
正确表达They hotfooted the final mile.
表示“跑完(一段距离)”时,hotfoot 是及物动词,后面直接跟距离作宾语,不加介词 to;加了 to 会变成“朝……跑”,与要表达的意思不同。
rush 强调因紧急而快速行动,不限于跑步;hotfoot 专指匆忙地跑一段距离。
dash 强调短距离的快速奔跑;hotfoot 指匆忙跑完一段路程。
sprint 强调以最高速度跑短距离;hotfoot 只表示匆忙地跑一段距离,不强调速度。
Choose the next layer that will help you use hotfoot with more confidence.
Recommended next
Missing: Collocations
Complete this area with collocations.
Includes Context & register & Memory tip
Analyze the context and learn memory tricks to remember it.
More ways to explore
Includes Synonyms & Antonyms
Expand your vocabulary with synonyms and antonyms.
Includes Spelling & sound
Explore words with similar spelling endings or sounds.
Includes Word components & Thematic vocabulary
Learn how to build related words using roots, prefixes, and thematic clusters.
Includes Idioms & Cultural references
Discover idioms, slang, and famous pop culture quotes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.