headlong

adverb

/ˈhedlɒŋ/

/ˈhedlɔːŋ/

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with the head first and the rest of the body following头朝前 synonym head first
- She fell headlong into the icy pool.她倒栽葱掉进了冰冷的水池中。
without thinking carefully before doing something轻率地
- The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.政府现在很谨慎，以防不慎陷入另一场争端。
quickly and without looking where you are going莽撞地；慌慌张张地
- He ran headlong into a police car.他一头撞上了一辆警车。

Word OriginMiddle English headling (from head + the adverbial suffix -ling), altered in late Middle English by association with -long.

adjective

/ˈhedlɒŋ/

/ˈhedlɔːŋ/

[only before noun]

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with the head first and the rest of the body following头朝前
- a headlong dive/fall一头跳水/摔倒
done without thinking carefully before doing something轻率地
- the country's headlong dash to capitalism该国轻率地奔向资本主义
quick and done without looking where you are going莽撞地；慌慌张张地
- Rather than have a headlong collision, the driver swerved in front of the bus.司机没有一头撞上，而是在公共汽车前突然转向。

BNC: 19785 COCA: 18274

headlong

Quickly: quickly, fast, rapid...

Describing movement up or down: upward, downward, ascending...