hotfoot to + place
多与 come、go、run 等位移动词连用，后接前往的地点，强调途中毫不耽搁。
He came hotfoot to the office when he heard the news.
听说消息后，他火速赶到办公室。
立即；火速
立刻；迅速地；急忙地；火急地
without delay; speedily
立刻；迅速地
without delay; speedily; - Francis Hackett
When the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building hotfoot.
火灾警报响起时，所有人都急忙离开了大楼。
用法提示：此处 'hotfoot' 作为副词，修饰 'left'，表示匆忙地。
The courier rushed hotfoot to deliver the urgent package.
快递员火急地赶去投递紧急包裹。
用法提示：'hotfoot' 作为副词，修饰 'rushed'，强调动作的急切。
They came hotfoot to help when they heard about the accident.
听说事故后，他们急忙赶来帮忙。
用法提示：'hotfoot' 作为副词，修饰 'came'，表示迅速赶来。
多与 come、go、run 等位移动词连用，后接前往的地点，强调途中毫不耽搁。
He came hotfoot to the office when he heard the news.
听说消息后，他火速赶到办公室。
after 引出追赶的对象，整个说法带口语色彩，表示快步紧跟。
The puppy went hotfoot after the ball.
小狗飞快地追着球跑去。
口语中的固定说法，意为“赶紧走、快跑”，其中 it 没有实际意义。
We had better hotfoot it if we want to catch the bus.
我们要是想赶上公交车，最好赶紧走。
grammar · medium
易错句子She ran hotfootly to the station.
正确表达She ran hotfoot to the station.
hotfoot 本身是副词，不能再加 -ly 构成副词；去掉 -ly 后保留原义，句子才符合英语构词规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子They went to the station in hotfoot.
正确表达They went to the station hotfoot.
hotfoot 是方式副词，直接修饰动词 went，不需要介词 in；加上 in 会把它误当成名词。去掉 in 后，hotfoot 作状语表示“火速地”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hotfoot went to the office.
正确表达He went hotfoot to the office.
英语方式副词 hotfoot 通常放在动词之后（或句末），不能像汉语“火速”那样直接放在主语和谓语之间；把 hotfoot 移到 went 后面，语序才符合英语习惯。
posthaste 常用于 send/deliver something posthaste 这类“把某物火速送出”的结构；hotfoot 直接表示行动不拖延、迅速，通常不这样搭配。中文都可能译作“火速地”，但要看句子是否在说“送出/派出”，不能直接互换。
hastily 常带“仓促、草率、不够仔细”的附加意味；hotfoot 只强调迅速、不耽搁，不评价是否粗心。若句子要批评做事马虎，选 hastily；若只是说动作快，选 hotfoot。
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