词组 | hurry |
释义 | hurry [hurried, hurried, hurrying] hurry along 1. hurry sb/sth along to make something happen more quickly, or to make someone do something more quickly: ▪ Everyone was getting impatient, so I thought I'd try and hurry things along. ▪ Can you hurry the kids along a bit - they're going to be late for school. ▪ The four-day official visit had to be hurried along as the rain pelted down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑speed up 2. hurry along to go somewhere quickly: ▪ I'd like to stay, but I must be hurrying along. ▪ People hurried along, their heads bent against the wind. 3. hurry along! spoken, old-fashioned used to tell someone, especially a child, to go somewhere quickly: ▪ Hurry along now, or you'll get left behind. ■ SIMILAR TO: hurry up! hurry on 1. hurry on to continue walking or going somewhere more quickly than before: ▪ Patrick called after her, but she hurried on, quickening her pace almost to a run. hurry on ahead (=go somewhere quickly without waiting for other people) ▪ Ellis hurried on ahead to get the tickets. 2. hurry on to quickly continue talking, often about a different subject: ▪ Lisa hurried on before he could interrupt her. + to ▪ The chairman dealt briefly with the first item and then hurried on to Item Two, which was 'Financial Planning'. hurry up 1. hurry up spoken do something more quickly: ▪ You'd better hurry up and get dressed if you want to come with me. ▪ I wish they'd hurry up and fix the plumbing. hurry up! spoken (=used to tell someone to come somewhere quickly) ▪ Hurry up, or you'll get no dinner. 2. hurry sth/sb up • hurry up sth/sb to make something happen more quickly, or make someone do something more quickly: ▪ I'm sorry the work's taking so long - I'll try to hurry things up a bit. ▪ I'm still waiting for Fielding's lawyers to answer my letter. Can't we do something to hurry them up? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hurry along, ↑speed up |
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