hurried
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hur·ried /ˈhʌrid $ ˈhɜːrid/ adjective [usually before noun] HURRYdone more quickly than usual 匆忙完成的，赶出来的 SYN rushed OPP leisurely a hurried meal 匆匆吃完的一餐饭► see thesaurus at fast —hurriedly adverbExamples from the Corpus
hurried• Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.• Gedge smiled less and the attitude was so workman-like, it all seemed hurried and obdurate.• These benefits seem even more relevant in our present climate of hurried and stressful life styles.• From a hurried clearance, I think, Wallace picked up the ball and went past 4 defenders to the bye-line.• After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.• Trade missions, diplomatic niceties, hurried journeys between here and Moscow, the lot.• The day was a blur of hurried meetings and brief telephone calls.• Norman Fowler made hurried notes to his speech in reply.• They were anxiously engaged on a hurried recruitment policy.• They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.• Very light, very hurried steps, but the bare, glossy wood turned them into a muffled drum-roll.• Lunch hour meant a hurried visit to a launderette or one of the new supermarkets.hur·ried adjectiveChineseSyllable
than usual more Corpus done quickly
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hurried
hur‧ried /ˈhʌrid $ ˈhɜːrid/
adjective [usually before noun]done more quickly than usual
SYN rushed
OPP leisurely:
a hurried meal
—hurriedly adverb
▪ fast moving or able to move quickly: The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. | a fast car
▪quick moving fast or doing something in a short time: He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres. | Do I have time for a quick shower?
▪high-speed [only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly: a high-speed train | high-speed Internet access
▪rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: a rapid increase in the population | the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East | a rapid decline in profits
▪swift written moving quickly or happening after only a short time: The horses ran along the track at a swift trot. | He received a swift response to his letter.
▪brisk quick and energetic: a brisk walk in the countryside | His manner was very brisk.
▪speedy [only before noun] happening after only a short time: Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery. | a speedy resolution to the problem
▪hurried done more quickly that usual, because you do not have much time: She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train. | We made a hurried departure.
▪hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted. | Let’s not be too hasty.
hur‧ried /ˈhʌrid $ ˈhɜːrid/
adjective [usually before noun]done more quickly than usual SYN rushed
OPP leisurely:
—hurriedly adverb
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