sprinting
sprinting — 動詞
- sprintingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprintings3rd person singular
- sprintinging-ing form
- sprintingedpast simple
1. to push your body to its top running speed for a short stretch — for example, wh
衝刺；短跑
短距離內全力奔跑
to push your body to its top running speed for a short stretch — for example, when competing in a track event or rushing to catch a bus before it pulls away.
Anika was sprinting towards the train doors when they slid shut in front of her.
Anika 朝著火車門衝刺時，車門在她面前關上了。
sprint towards + destination; past continuous for a completed attempt
Sprinting every morning helped Kenji improve his time in the two-hundred-metre event.
每天早上練習短跑幫助 Kenji 縮短了他在兩百公尺項目的時間。
gerund subject: Sprinting + every morning
The security guard sprinted across the car park to catch the thief before he reached the gate.
警衛衝過停車場，在小偷抵達大門前抓住了他。
If you sprint up those stairs you might still catch Dr. Okafor before she leaves the office.
如果你衝上那些樓梯，也許還能趕上 Okafor 醫生離開辦公室。
The athlete felt a sharp pain in his ankle the moment he began to sprint.
那位運動員一開始衝刺就感覺到腳踝劇痛。
文法句型
sprint + (adverbial of distance)
sprint + towards / across / down [location]
用法筆記
Unlike 'jog' or 'run', 'sprint' always implies maximum effort over a short distance. Frequently used in the past continuous ('was sprinting') to describe an interrupted or background action.
常見錯誤
sprinting — 名詞
1. a competitive event in which runners cover a short distance — usually between si
短跑比賽
短距離賽跑項目
a competitive event in which runners cover a short distance — usually between sixty and four hundred metres — at the highest speed they can manage from the starting gun to the finish line.
Zara won the hundred-metre sprint at the national championships last summer.
Zara 去年夏天在全國錦標賽中贏得了一百公尺短跑比賽。
the [distance] sprint — X-metre sprint pattern
The coach told the team that a strong start is more important in the sprint than in longer races.
教練告訴隊員，在短跑比賽中起跑的速度比長跑比賽更重要。
collocation: a strong start in the sprint
Arjun trains every day for the two-hundred-metre sprint because he wants to qualify for the Olympics.
Arjun 每天為兩百公尺短跑訓練，因為他想取得奧運參賽資格。
Diego spent six months strengthening his leg muscles before his first official hundred-metre sprint.
Diego 花了六個月鍛鍊腿部肌肉，備戰他的第一場正式一百公尺短跑。
- marathon
a very long race of 42 km, requires endurance not speed
- distance race
any race longer than 400 m, such as 1500 m or 5000 m
文法句型
the [distance] sprint
a sprint event
win / run / compete in a sprint
用法筆記
In athletics, the standard sprint distances are 60 m (indoor), 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m. 'Sprint' as a noun is countable — you can say 'two sprints' but not 'a lot of sprint'.
常見錯誤
2. a short run at maximum speed that you make because you need to catch something,
短距離快跑
趕時間時突然的快速奔跑
a short run at maximum speed that you make because you need to catch something, get somewhere quickly, or escape a dangerous situation.
Omar made a sudden sprint across the lobby to grab the lift doors before they closed.
Omar 突然衝過大廳，試圖在電梯門關上前趕上。
make a sprint + for [destination]
When it started raining, Elena made a quick sprint from the bus stop to the café entrance.
開始下雨時，Elena 從公車站快速衝到咖啡館門口。
The cat made a short sprint towards the open door but stopped when it saw the dog outside.
那隻貓朝敞開的門衝了幾步，但看到外面的狗就停了下來。
Mei saw her son about to run into the street and made a desperate sprint to catch him by the arm.
Mei 看到兒子正要跑到街上，便不顧一切地衝過去抓住他的手臂。
- stroll
a slow, unhurried walk, the opposite of a burst of speed
文法句型
make a sprint + for / to [location]
a sudden sprint
a quick sprint
用法筆記
This sense is often used with the verb 'make' (make a sprint) and is typically singular. It differs from noun sense 1 (SHORT RACE) in that it is not a formal sports event but an everyday burst of speed.