hightailed

/ˈhaɪteɪld/ /ˈhaɪˌteɪld/

Meanings

verb

逃之夭夭，飞奔.

(usually transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

Examples :

"As soon as she arrived, I hightailed out of there."

她一到，我就赶紧逃之夭夭了。

Related Words

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

她，女子。

"Pat is definitely a she."

帕特肯定是個女的。

arrived verb

/əˈɹaɪvd/

到达，抵达。

"He arrived home for two days."

他到家已经两天了。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

full adjective

/fʊl/

满，饱满。

"The jugs were full to the point of overflowing."

那些罐子都满了，几乎要溢出来了。

there noun

/ðeː(ɹ)/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛəɹ/

那里，那儿。

"My favorite spot in the park is there, by the old oak tree. "

我在公园里最喜欢的地方就在那里，在那棵老橡树旁边。

move noun

/muːv/

移动，动作

"A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course."

稍微移动一下舵柄，船就会偏离航线。

soon adjective

/suːn/

不久， जल्दी，立刻.

"I need the soonest date you have available."

我需要你最早能提供的日期。

transitive adjective

/ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/

可传递的，过度的

"The transitive nature of the ferry allowed people to cross the river quickly. "

渡轮的可传递性使得人们能够快速过河。(Dùlún de kě chuándì xìng shǐdé rénmen nénggòu kuàisù guò hé.)

retreat noun

/ɹəˈtɹiːt/ /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/

撤退，退却

"After the argument, the children made a retreat to their rooms. "

争吵过后，孩子们退回了自己的房间。

out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

出路，出口

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."

他们制定这条法律是为了给那些组织一条出路。

speed noun

/spiːd/

速度，速率

"How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?"

尤塞恩·博尔特怎么能跑那么快？