headlong
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++head·long /ˈhedlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adverb 1. rush/plunge headlong into something FAST/QUICKif you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly without thinking carefully 轻率[仓促]地做某事2 FALLDOWNwith your head first and the rest of your body following 头朝下地 SYN headfirst I fell headlong into a pool of icy water. 我一个倒栽葱跌入了冰冷的池水中。3 FAST/QUICKvery quickly, without looking where you are going 仓促地，慌不择路地 Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol. 莫蒂默慌不择路，差点撞到巡逻队。 —headlong adjective
Examples from the Corpus
headlong• Settlers rushed headlong across the wilderness to claim the best land.• If your battle plan is to charge headlong at the enemy and engage him as soon as possible chariots are ideal.• On 26 April the parties to litigation will be thrown headlong into a new landscape.• This did not mean she was prepared to throw herself headlong into a relationship with the first half-decent male who happened by.• But men are more likely than women to actually throw themselves headlong into romance and be swept away.• McGuire slid headlong into second base.• Instead the company is jumping headlong into the commercial satellite business.• He stood just within the room, looking steadily at the Princess, and went headlong where his genius pointed him.ran headlong into• She ran headlong into a woman.Origin headlong (1300-1400) headling “head-first” ((14-17 centuries)), from head + -ling “in a particular direction”head·long adverbChineseSyllable
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headlong
head‧long /ˈhedlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/
adverb
2. with your head first and the rest of your body following
SYN headfirst:
I fell headlong into a pool of icy water.
3. very quickly, without looking where you are going:
Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol.
—headlong adjective
head‧long /ˈhedlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/
adverb Date: 1300-1400
Origin: headling 'head-first' (14-17 centuries), from head + -ling 'in a particular direction'
1. rush/plunge headlong into something if you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly without thinking carefullyOrigin: headling 'head-first' (14-17 centuries), from head + -ling 'in a particular direction'
2. with your head first and the rest of your body following
SYN headfirst:
3. very quickly, without looking where you are going:
—headlong adjective