- [singular] a dash (for something)
an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly 猛冲;突进;急奔 When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. 门一开,人们便疯狂地朝座位奔去。 a 60-mile dash to safety 急奔 60 英里到达安全的地方 He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar. 他跳下公共汽车,直奔近处的酒吧。 We waited for the police to leave then made a dash for it (= left quickly in order to escape). 我们等警察离开后便迅速逃走。
Extra ExamplesHe made a 200-mile dash to the hospital when a kidney donor became available. 有人愿意捐献肾脏,他急忙赶了 200 英里路到医院去。 We had to make a frantic dash across town to get our plane. 我们拚命冲过城区去赶飞机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- sudden
- frantic
- …
- make
- dash across
- dash for
- dash from
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- [singular]
an act of doing something quickly because you do not have enough time 匆忙;匆促;仓促 a last-minute dash to buy presents 利用最后一点时间匆忙买礼物 The book starts with a quick dash through the country's history. 这本书开头简略追溯了这个国家的历史。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- sudden
- frantic
- …
- make
- dash across
- dash for
- dash from
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- [countable, usually singular] dash (of something)
a small amount of something that is added to something else 少量,少许(添加物) Add a dash of lemon juice. 加少量柠檬汁。 The rug adds a dash of colour to the room. 小地毯为房间增添了点色彩。 The album is a mixture of rock and gospel, with a dash of jazz thrown in. 这张专辑是摇滚和福音的混合物,还散发出一点爵士乐。 The food is European with a dash of Morocco. 这是带一点儿摩洛哥风味的欧洲食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + dash- add
- dash of
- [countable]
the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence, often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of brackets see also swung dash compare hyphenTopics Languageb2破折号 - [countable]
the longer of the two signals that are used in Morse code It is broadcast in Morse code, the series of dots and dashes historically used to transmit information. 它以摩尔斯电码(Morse code)进行广播,这是过去用于传输信息的一系列点和破折号。
- [countable, usually singular] (especially North American English)
a race in which the people taking part run very fast over a short distance synonym sprint短跑 the 100-meter dash 百米赛跑
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned, approving)
a way of behaving that combines style, enthusiasm and confidence 气魄;活力;冲劲;锐气 He brought youthful energy, dash and charisma to the department. 他为部门带来了青春活力,冲刺和魅力。
- [countable] (especially North American English, informal)
a dashboard (= the part of a car in front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it)
something done quickly匆忙做完的事
small amount少量
symbol符号
race赛跑
way of behaving行为举止
part of car汽车部件
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike forcibly against’): probably symbolic of forceful movement and related to Swedish and Danish daska.