词汇精选：dash的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

冲撞，猛冲

例句：

She made a 160-mile dash to hospital.

她疾驶160英里冲向医院。

例句：

They made a headlong dash for the door.

他们迅猛地向门口冲去。

短跑

例句：

He finished first in the 100-meter dash.

他在100米短跑中得了第一名。

例句：

You won the dash race last year.

你是去年的短跑冠军。

破折号

例句：

The dash is longer than the hyphen.

破折号比连字号长。

例句：

My question is whether to use a colon, comma, or dash after the salutation.

我的问题是：称谓后面是要用冒号、逗点还是破折号。

少量，些许

例句：

Our car had to be obviously sporty and distinctively styled, with just a dash of nostalgia.

我们的车当然要象跑车，车型要别树一帜，还要有一点怀旧的色彩。

例句：

Add a dash of balsamic vinegar.

加入少许香脂醋。

急匆匆，仓促

例句：

He's in a dash to get Russia back into Europe.

他急于让俄罗斯回归欧洲。

例句：

Have you noticed the dash to buy shares in internet companies?

你有没有注意到人们在争相购买互联网公司的股份。

v.

猛冲，撞击，猛撞 [I,T]

例句：

He dashed across the street and ran towards me.

他冲过马路，向我跑过来。

例句：

She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force.

她抓起玩具娃娃，用力往石墙上扔去。

匆忙完成；赶紧离开 [I,T]

例句：

Oh, Tim! I'm sorry but I have to dash.

哦，蒂姆！很抱歉，我得马上走。

例句：

See you tomorrow night. Must dash now.

明天晚上见，我得赶快走了。

使…破灭 [T]

例句：

The announcement dashed hopes of an early end to the crisis.

这一宣告使得人们期盼危机早日结束的希望落了空。

例句：

They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat.

遭遇1比3的失利后，他们的冠军梦就此破灭。

泼溅 [T]

例句：

A gust of wind dashed the rain into their faces.

一阵风把雨点泼溅到他们的脸上。

例句：

I dashed the fluid over the fish and looked with anxiety for a return of normal appearance.

我赶忙用瓶中酒精喷洒，急切希望鱼能恢复原状。

二、词义辨析：

dash,rush

这两个动词都有“冲，奔”之意。dash指以最快的速度向前奔驰。rush指因急躁或事务紧急而采取快速行动。

三、相关短语：

dash off

匆忙完成;赶写,急写

dash down

猛掷急忙写下

四、参考例句：

Excuse me, I must dash off now.

请原谅，我现在得赶紧走了。