hurry
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈhʌr.i/ us/ˈhɝː.i/
A2 （使）加快，催促
to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this
Hurry or you'll be late. 快点儿，要不你就晚了。
[ + to infinitive ] She hurried to answer the phone. 她匆忙去接电话。
I refuse to be hurried into a decision (= to be forced to make a decision too quickly). 我不愿在别人催促下匆忙作决定。
After spending her lunch hour shopping, she hurried back (= returned quickly) to work. 利用午饭时间买完东西后，她匆忙赶回去工作。
I hate to hurry you, but I have to leave in a few minutes. 我不想催你，但是我几分钟之后就得走了。
UK Don't hurry your food (= don't eat it too quickly). 吃东西不要太急。
- More examples
- Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry!
- If we hurry, there's still a chance we could catch the plane.
- Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.
- She gathered the children up and hurried into the house.
- The owner of the vehicle came hurrying along and turned off the car alarm.
Phrasal verb
hurry (someone/something) upB1 （使）加快，催促
to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this
Hurry up or we'll miss the train. 快点儿，要不我们就赶不上火车了。
Could you hurry the children up, or their dinner will get cold. 你能不能去催催孩子们，要不他们的晚饭都凉了。
to do something very soon:
All I wanted was for those people to hurry up and leave. 我只想那些人快点做完离开。
hurry
noun [ S ] uk/ˈhʌr.i/ us/ˈhɝː.i/
B1 匆忙，仓促
the need to move or do things more quickly than normal
We left in such a hurry that we forgot our tickets. 我们走得过于仓促，连票都忘了拿。
"Can you wait a few minutes?" "Yes, I'm not in any hurry/I'm in no hurry (= I can wait)." “你能等几分钟吗？”“可以，我不急。”
Are you in a hurry (= wanting) to leave? 你急着走吗？
What's (all) the hurry (for)/Why (all) the hurry? (= Why are you acting or moving so quickly?) 你急什么？
"I'll let you have this back next week." "That's all right, there's no (great) hurry/there isn't any (great) hurry (= no need to do it quickly)." “我下星期就把这个还你。”“没关系，不用那么急。”
- More examples
- Sorry, I can't talk to you now - I'm in a desperate hurry.
- We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind.
- Hey, there's no need to push! What's your hurry?
- In our hurry to get to school on time, Dan left his packed lunch behind.
- Tom was clearly in a hurry to finish the meeting and get to the canteen.