- [singular] a dash (for something)
an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly 猛冲;突进;急奔 When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. 门一开,人们便疯狂地朝座位奔去。 a 60-mile dash to safety 急奔 60 英里到达安全的地方 He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar. 他跳下公共汽车,直奔近处的酒吧。 We waited for the police to leave then made a dash for it (= left quickly in order to escape). 我们等警察离开后便迅速逃走。
Extra ExamplesHe made a 200-mile dash to the hospital when a kidney donor became available. 有人愿意捐献肾脏,他急忙赶了 200 英里路到医院去。 We had to make a frantic dash across town to get our plane. 我们拚命冲过城区去赶飞机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- sudden
- frantic
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- make
- dash across
- dash for
- dash from
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- [singular]
an act of doing something quickly because you do not have enough time 匆忙;匆促;仓促 a last-minute dash to buy presents 利用最后一点时间匆忙买礼物 The book starts with a quick dash through the country's history. 这本书开头简略追溯了这个国家的历史。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- sudden
- frantic
- …
- make
- dash across
- dash for
- dash from
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- [countable, usually singular] dash (of something)
a small amount of something that is added to something else 少量,少许(添加物) Add a dash of lemon juice. 加少量柠檬汁。 The rug adds a dash of colour to the room. 小地毯为房间增添了点色彩。 The album is a mixture of rock and gospel, with a dash of jazz thrown in. 这张专辑融合了摇滚和福音音乐,并加入了少许爵士乐。 The food is European with a dash of Morocco. 这是带一点儿摩洛哥风味的欧洲食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + dash- add
- dash of
- [countable]
the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence, often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of brackets see also swung dash compare hyphenTopics Languageb2破折号 - [countable]
the longer of the two signals that are used in Morse code 破折号: 摩尔斯电码中使用的两个信号中的较长者It is broadcast in Morse code, the series of dots and dashes historically used to transmit information. 它是用莫尔斯电码广播的,莫尔斯电码是历史上用来传输信息的一系列点和破折号。
- [countable, usually singular] (especially North American English)
a race in which the people taking part run very fast over a short distance synonym sprint短跑 the 100-meter dash 百米赛跑
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned, approving)
a way of behaving that combines style, enthusiasm and confidence 气魄;活力;冲劲;锐气 He brought youthful energy, dash and charisma to the department. 他给这个部门带来了年轻的活力、冲劲和魅力。
- [countable] (especially North American English, informal)
a dashboard (= the part of a car in front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it) (汽车上的)仪表板 see also pebble-dash
something done quickly匆忙做完的事
small amount少量
symbol符号
race赛跑
way of behaving行为举止
part of car汽车部件
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike forcibly against’): probably symbolic of forceful movement and related to Swedish and Danish daska.