Word · Frequency #12169
hurtles
猛冲；突进
hurtles is the third person singular of hurtle.
move with or as if with a rushing sound
猛冲；碰撞；突进；猛撞；猛投
In use
The car hurtled down the empty highway at top speed.
During the storm, branches were hurtling across the yard.
The cyclist hurtles down the hill every morning on the way to work.
hurtle down/through/along sth
hurtle 作不及物动词，主语多为快速移动的物体，后接表示方向或路径的介词短语。
The train hurtled through the tunnel.
火车猛冲过隧道。
hurtle towards/into sth
也可用 toward，意思不变；强调快速接近并可能碰撞。
The car hurtled towards the wall.
汽车向墙猛冲过去。
hurtle sth at sb/sth
及物用法较少见，意为“猛投、猛掷”。
She hurtled a plate at him.
她猛地朝他甩出一个盘子。
Verb forms
base hurtle · third person hurtles · -ing hurtling · past hurtled · past participle hurtled
常与 along、down、toward 等介词或副词连用，表示快速移动或猛冲。
Common mistakes
The car hurdled down the street.The car hurtled down the street.
hurtle 意为“高速猛冲”，hurdle 则指“跳栏/跨越”，两者拼写相近但含义不同；这里应使用 hurtle，不要与 hurdle 混淆。
The car hurtled with the wall.The car hurtled into the wall.
表示“高速猛撞上”时，hurtle 通常与 into 连用，引出碰撞对象；with 表示伴随或所用工具，不能表达撞击目标。
Connections
Collocations
- hurtle towards
- 猛冲向
- The car hurtled towards the wall.汽车猛冲向墙壁。
- hurtle down
- 猛冲下来
- The boulder hurtled down the mountain.巨石从山上猛冲下来。
- hurtle through
- 猛冲过
- The train hurtled through the tunnel.火车猛冲过隧道。
- hurtle past
- 猛冲而过
- The cyclists hurtled past us.自行车手们从我们身边猛冲而过。
- hurtle into
- 猛撞上
- The runaway truck hurtled into the storefront.失控的卡车猛撞上店面。
- hurtle along
- 疾驰
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：'hurt'（受伤）的'turtle'（乌龟）猛冲向前，轰隆作响。hurtle=猛冲/突进。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、文学作品、紧急事故描述 hurtle 多用于书面语和新闻报道，表示高速甚至失控地猛冲，常带急促或冲撞的意味；日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 hurtle 押韵：turtle、myrtle。拼写相近但元音不同、不押韵：battle、cattle、little、startle。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.