scoot

verb

/skuːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they scoot	/skuːt/ /skuːt/
he / she / it scoots	/skuːts/ /skuːts/
past simple scooted	/ˈskuːtɪd/ /ˈskuːtɪd/
past participle scooted	/ˈskuːtɪd/ /ˈskuːtɪd/
-ing form scooting	/ˈskuːtɪŋ/ /ˈskuːtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to go or leave somewhere in a hurry疾行；匆匆离去
- I'd better scoot or I'll be late.我得快走，要不我该迟到了。
- They scooted off to Dublin for the weekend.他们去都柏林度周末。
(also scooch)
[intransitive] (North American English) + adv./prep. to move a short distance, especially while sitting down（尤指坐下时）挪动位置

Word Originmid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

BNC: 33011 COCA: 12837

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