Word · Frequency #12344
scurrying
急赶；急跑；急转
scurrying is the present participle of scurry.
to move about or proceed hurriedly
- 1.
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
碎步快跑,疾走。
碎步快跑,疾走。；急赶；急跑；急转
In use
The mice scurried across the kitchen floor when the light came on.
We watched the ants scurrying back and forth with crumbs.
She scurries off to work every morning without eating breakfast.
scurry + adv./prep. (direction)
scurry 是不及物动词，后常接表示方向的副词或介词短语。
The mouse scurried across the kitchen floor.
老鼠匆匆跑过厨房地板。
scurry around/about
around/about 强调忙碌而无明确方向的移动。
People were scurrying around the office before the meeting.
开会前，人们在办公室里匆匆忙忙地跑来跑去。
Verb forms
base scurry · third person scurries · -ing scurrying · past scurried · past participle scurried
scurry 表示小步快跑、慌张匆忙地移动，常与 away、off、around 等搭配。
Common mistakes
The mouse scurryed across the floor.The mouse scurried across the floor.
scurry 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，变过去式时须先将 y 改为 i，再加 -ed，所以应为 scurried；scurryed 是常见拼写错误，改正后不改变时态和意思。
After school, the children scurried to home.After school, the children scurried home.
home 表示“回家/向家”这一方向时是副词，前面不能加介词 to。scurry home 直接用副词作状语，删去 to 才符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- scurry away
- 匆匆离去；跑开
- The frightened rabbit scurried away into the bushes.受惊的兔子匆匆跑进了灌木丛。
- scurry around
- 到处奔忙；四处急跑
- The kitchen staff scurried around preparing the orders.厨房工作人员四处奔忙着准备订单。
- scurry across
- 急忙穿过；匆匆横穿
- A beetle scurried across the kitchen floor.一只甲虫匆匆爬过厨房地板。
- scurry back
- 匆匆返回
- He scurried back to his seat before the teacher noticed.他在老师注意之前匆匆回到了座位。
- scurry into
- 匆忙进入；躲进
- The children scurried into the house when it started to rain.开始下雨时，孩子们匆忙跑进了屋里。
- a scurry of activity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：小动物碎步急跑，发出“skurr-skurr”声，scurry 就是这种急促细碎的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a small animal moving quickly、describing people rushing in a busy place、casual or literary storytelling scurry 最常用作动词，表示匆忙地小步跑动，多用于描写小动物或人匆忙走动的场景。语气中性，口语和书面语中都较常见；名词用法较少，通常指一阵忙乱。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在标准英音中，hurry、flurry、curry、worry 与 scurry 押韵，均为 /ʌri/。furry 和 scary 拼写相近，但发音不同：furry 读 /ˈfɜːri/，scary 读 /ˈskeəri/。
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。
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