Word · Frequency #40405
hotfoot
/ˈhɔtfjt/
adverb
立即；火速
核心释义
without delay; speedily
- 1.
立刻；迅速地
without delay; speedily; - Francis Hackett
立刻；迅速地；急忙地；火急地
用法In use
When the fire alarm sounded, everyone left the building hotfoot.
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.
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.
用法提示：'hotfoot' 作为副词，修饰 'came'，表示迅速赶来。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- hotfoots
- third person singular
- hotfooted
- past, past participle
- hotfooting
- present participle
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