mad dash

mad dash — 名詞

1. a hurried trip or short run to a place when you need to get there fast with no t

1.名詞B2
釋義

狂奔；急衝

匆忙趕路無暇準備

a hurried trip or short run to a place when you need to get there fast with no time to prepare

例句

During the fire alarm, the office workers made a mad dash for the emergency exit.

火災警報響起時，辦公室員工紛紛狂奔向緊急出口。

collocation: make a mad dash for [place]

Amelia made a mad dash to the post office before it closed at five o'clock.

Amelia 在郵局五點關門前狂奔過去。

同義詞
  • rush

    less dramatic; can be planned or unplanned

  • sprint

    focuses on the physical act of running fast rather than the urgency

  • scramble

    suggests disorder or difficulty during the movement

反義詞

文法句型

make a mad dash + for/to + place

用法筆記

Commonly used with the verb 'make': 'make a mad dash'. This sense emphasises the lack of time to prepare or think before rushing.

2. a fast, disorderly movement of people or animals who are all trying to reach a p

2.名詞B2
釋義

亂衝；搶奪

人群混亂失控的奔跑

a fast, disorderly movement of people or animals who are all trying to reach a place or obtain something at once

例句

As the store doors opened, there was a mad dash for the sale items.

商店大門一開，顧客們便亂衝向特價商品。

sentence pattern: there was a mad dash for [target]

The mad dash for the exits created a dangerous crowd at the stadium.

群眾亂衝向出口，在體育館造成危險的擁擠。

collocation: mad dash for the exits

同義詞
  • stampede

    stronger, often implies danger or panic among a large group

  • scramble

    suggests a competitive, disorganised effort to get something

  • free-for-all

    informal; emphasises the lack of rules or order

反義詞

文法句型

there was a mad dash + as/when + clause

a mad dash for + noun

用法筆記

Often describes a crowd or group situation. The focus is on the wild, unrestrained nature of the rush rather than on an individual's journey.