rush
verb uk/rʌʃ/ us/rʌʃ/
(GO/DO QUICKLY)
B2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]（使）急速行进;（使）赶紧;（使）仓促行事;（使）急速做
to (cause to) go or do something very quickly
I've been rushing (about/around) all day trying to get everything done. 我忙了整整一天，想把所有的事情都做完。
I rushed up the stairs/to the office/to find a phone. 我飞奔上楼梯／匆匆赶到办公室／赶忙去找电话。
When she turned it upside down the water rushed out. 她把它底朝上翻转过来时，水一下子倾泻出来。
[ + to infinitive ] We shouldn't rush to blame them. 我们不应该不问青红皂白就责备他们。
You can't rush a job like this. 你不应该这样草草赶工。
The emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a morning. 应急法案在一个上午就被议会快速通过了。
Don't rush me! 别催我！
The United Nations has rushed medical aid and food to the famine zone. 联合国向发生饥荒的地区紧急提供了医疗和食品援助。
He rushed the children off to school so they wouldn't be late. 他催赶着孩子们快点出门去学校，以免迟到。
- More examples
- Don't rush - take as long as you like.
- I was rushing along with my head down when I cannoned into an old lady walking the other way.
- He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
- At the given signal, the group rushed forward to the barrier.
- Suddenly the door burst open and police officers carrying guns rushed in.
(ATTACK)
[ T ]一起向…发起突袭;猛攻;向…猛冲
If a group of people rush an enemy or the place where an enemy is, they attack suddenly and all together.
We rushed the palace gates and killed the guards. 我们一起冲向宫殿大门，杀死了守卫。
(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
[ I ]（美式橄榄球中）跑动带球
In American football, to rush is to carry the ball forward across the place on the field where play begins. Also, a member of the opposite team rushes when they force their way to the back of the field quickly to catch the player carrying the ball.
Phrasal verbs
rush into something 仓促做;匆忙做;草率地做
If you rush into something such as a job, you start doing it without having really decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it.
rush someone into (doing) something 使（某人）仓促做…;使（某人）草率做…
to forcefully persuade someone to do something without giving them time to decide if they really wantto do it
rush something out 匆匆生产;赶制
to very quickly produce something and make it available to sell
When the war started, several publishers rushed out books on the conflict. 战争一爆发，几家出版社就迅速出版了一批有关这场冲突的书。
rush
noun uk/rʌʃ/ us/rʌʃ/
(HURRY)
B2 [ S ]匆忙，赶紧;冲，奔
a situation in which you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly
Slow down! What's the rush? 慢点！那么快干什么？
Why is it always such a rush to get ready in the mornings? 为什么早晨老是得这么手忙脚乱一通才能准备好？
Everyone seemed to be in a rush. 每个人似乎都是急急忙忙的。
He was in a rush to get home. 他急忙赶回家。
They were in no rush to sell the house. 他们并不急于卖出那个房子。
C2 [ S ]忙乱，忙碌;争做;争抢
a time when a lot of things are happening or a lot of people are trying to do or get something
There's always a rush to get the best seats. 人们总是抢着去占最好的位子。
I try to do my shopping before the Christmas rush. 我尽量在圣诞节购物潮来临之前把东西买好。
There's been a rush for (= sudden popular demand for) tickets. 人们蜂拥而至抢购门票。
C2 [ S ]急速流动（或行进）;猛冲
the act of suddenly moving somewhere quickly
There was a rush of air as she opened the door. 她一打开门，一阵风忽地吹了进来。
They made a rush at him to get his gun. 他们猛地扑向他去抢他的枪。
[ S ]（通常因经济利益驱动而发生的）蜂拥前往，蜂拥的人潮
a sudden movement of people to a certain area, usually because of some economic advantage
the California gold rush 加利福尼亚淘金潮
[ C ]（美式橄榄球中的）跑动带球
in American football, an attempt to run forwards carrying the ball, or an attempt to quickly reach and stop a player from the opposing team who is carrying the ball
- More examples
- In the headlong rush to buy houses, many people got into debt.
- I always do my shopping early to beat the rush.
- Somehow, in the rush to get out of the building, I got separated from my mother.
- I'm in a rush to finish the cleaning before the guests arrive.
- There was a mad rush to get to the front of the queue.
(SUDDEN FEELING)
[ S ]（突然的）一阵强烈感情；（身体的）一阵感觉
a sudden strong emotion or physical feeling
The memory of who he was came back to him with a rush. 他忽地一下子想起了自己是谁。
I had my first cigarette for a year and felt a sudden rush (of dizziness). 这是我一年以来第一次抽烟，直感到一阵（晕乎乎的）腾云驾雾的感觉向我袭来。
(PLANT)
[ C usually plural ]灯心草
a plant like grass that grows in or near water and whose long, thin, hollow stems can be dried and made into floor coverings, containers, etc.
a rush mat 灯心草垫子