rush 1 S2 W3 / rʌʃ / 动词
1 move quickly [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon 同义词 hurry :
A small girl rushed past her.
Mo rushed off down the corridor.
2 rush to do something to do something very quickly and without delay :
I rushed to pack my suitcase before she came back.
He rushed to help his comrade.
3 do something too quickly [不及物和及物动词] to do or decide something too quickly, especially so that you do not have time to do it carefully or well :
He does not intend to rush his decision.
rush into
I’m not rushing into marriage again.
rush through
She rushed through her script.
rush it/things
When we first met, neither of us wanted to rush things.
4 take/send urgently [ transitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly, especially because of an unexpected problem
rush somebody/something to something
The Red Cross rushed medical supplies to the war zone.
Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.
5 make somebody hurry [及物动词] to try to make someone do something more quickly than they want to :
I’m sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday.
rush somebody into (doing) something
They felt they were being rushed into choosing a new leader.
6 liquid [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] if water or another liquid rushes somewhere, it moves quickly :
Water rushed through the gorge.
7 blood blood rushes to sb’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes red because they feel embarrassed :
I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard my name.
8 attack [及物动词] to attack a person or place suddenly and in a group :
They rushed the guard and stole his keys.
9 American universities American English
a) [及物动词] to give parties for students, have meetings etc, in order to decide whether to let them join your fraternity or sorority (= type of club )
b) [不及物和及物动词] to go through the process of trying to be accepted into one of these clubs
10 American football [不及物和及物动词] to carry the ball forward
THESAURUS
rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon : He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting. | There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time : People hurried into stores to escape the rain. | You ll have to hurry or we ’ll be late for breakfast | I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race to go somewhere as fast as you can : She raced downstairs to tell her mother. | He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry : I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree. | He tore down the stairs and out of the house. | They tore out of the building.
dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance : Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house. | Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door. | I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere : You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something : Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing. | She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.
rush around ( also rush about British English ) 短语动词
to try to do a lot of things in a short period of time :
Get things ready early so that you don’t have to rush around at the last minute.
rush something ↔ out 短语动词
to make a new product, book etc available for sale very quickly :
The new edition was rushed out just before Christmas.
rush something ↔ through 短语动词
to deal with official or government business more quickly than usual
rush something through something
The legislation was rushed through parliament.