1 [sing] an act of going somewhere suddenly and quickly 急奔;猛冲:
Suddenly the prisoner made a dash for the door.那犯人突然间冲向门口。
2 [C] [usu.sing] a small amount of sth that you add to sth else (加入的)少量,少许:
a dash of lemon juice少许柠檬汁
3 [C] a small horizontal line (-) used in writing, especially for adding extra information 破折号(-)
☞Look at hyphen. 参看hyphen。
dash²
/dæʃ ||; dæʃ/verb
1 [I] to go somewhere suddenly and quickly 急奔;猛冲:
We all dashed for shelter when it started to rain.开始下雨时,我们全都冲向躲雨的地方。I must dash -- I'm late.我得飞奔过去求求我已经晚了。
2 [I,T] to hit sth with great force; to throw sth so that it hits sth else very hard 猛击;猛撞;猛掷 ·
She dashed her racket to the ground.她把球拍甩到地上。
dash sb's hopes (of sth/of doing sth) to completely destroy sb's hopes of doing sth 使某人的希望破灭:
The accident dashed his hopes of becoming a pianist.那起事故使他成为钢琴家的希望顿成泡影。 dash sth off to write or draw sth very quickly 匆匆地写或画:
I dashed off a note to my boss and left.我匆匆给老板留个条就离去了。
dash1/dæʃ; dæʃ/v 1 [I] to go somewhere very quickly 急冲﹐猛跑: +into/across/out etc She dashed into the room. 她猛地冲进房间。Tim had to dash off after class. 下课后﹐蒂姆得急匆匆地离开。see box at见 RUN1 方框2 I must dash/I have to dash spoken used to say you have to leave quickly【口】我得赶紧走了: Must dash, I’ve got a meeting. 得赶紧走了﹐我要参加一个会议。3 dash sb's hopes to destroy someone's hopes 使某人的希望破灭: Hopes of peace have been dashed. 和平的希望破灭了。4 [T] to make something hit violently against something else 猛撞﹐猛掷: dash sth against/on sth The ship was dashed against the rocks. 那艘船猛撞在礁石上。
dash2n 1 [singular 单数] a small amount of a liquid 少许﹐少量〔液体〕: a dash of lemon 少许柠檬汁2 make a dash for sth to run very quickly towards something 朝某处飞奔: He made a dash for the door. 他冲向门口。3 [C] a mark (–) used in writing or printing to separate parts of a sentence 破折号
dashdashdashesdasheddashing2verb (dashes, dashing, dashed) to run quickly somewhere: I dashed into a shop when it started to rain.I must dash – I'm late for work.dashdash1noun (pluraldashes)1a sudden short run somewhere: The robber made a dash for the door.2a mark (–) that you use in writing