| 释义 |
hightail /ˈhaɪteɪl/
●ˈhightail it (informal, especially NAmE) leave somewhere very quickly 迅速离开◆As soon as the bell went for the end of lessons, Jack ran out of the school gates and hightailed it for home.
放学铃一响，杰克就冲出学校大门，向家里跑去。 NOTE This is a comparison with the way some animals raise their tails when they are running away. 这个习语源于一些动物逃跑时翘起尾巴的样子。 |