大学英语辅导:英语中表示“走”和“跑”的词 |
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英语中一般的"走"和"跑"可分别用"walk"和"run"来表示,但还有许多不用加副词性修饰语就能生动地描绘"走"和"跑"的词。 一、表示"走"的词: 1. dawdle:行动迟缓;闲荡。例如: Stop dawdling and do some- thing useful. 不要闲荡了,做点儿有益的事吧。 The lazy boys dawdled all their way to school.那些懒孩子一路上慢吞吞地往学校走。 2. stroll:不紧不慢地散步。例如: Every morning the old woman went for a stroll.这位老太太每天早晨出去散步。 They used to stroll along the river after supper.过去晚饭后他们常沿着河边散步。 3. straggle:行走过慢以至掉队离群。例如: We all had reached the destination except that Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang were straggling behind.除了小李和小张慢吞吞地拖在后面外,我们都到了目的地。 4. shuffle:拖着脚步慢慢地走路。例如: All the way he shuffled along.他一路都是这样拖着脚步走的。 The old man shuffled to the door.那老头拖着脚步向门走去。 5. slink:鬼鬼祟祟或感到羞愧地(溜)走。例如: The boy slunk by while his father was reading a newspaper.父亲正看着报,孩子从他面前偷偷地溜了过去。 The thief slunk in by the back door.贼偷偷地从后门溜了进来。 6. steal:偷偷地溜走。例如: He stole out of the house without anyone seeing him.他偷偷地溜出这所房子,无人发觉。 The landlord stole into the courtyard and began to crow, just like a cock. 地主偷偷地溜进院子,然后便学起鸡叫来了。 7. slip:趁人不注意溜走。例如: She slipped into the room when no one was looking.她趁着无人注意的时候溜进了房间。 He slipped away without being seen.他悄悄地溜走未被人发现。 8. tiptoe:踮着脚轻轻地走。例如: She tiptoed to the bedside of the sleeping child.她踮着脚轻轻地走到熟睡的孩子床边。 She rocked the baby to sleep and went out on tiptoe.她摇婴儿入睡,然后踮着脚走出来。 9. stagger:因伤病或酒醉蹒跚而行。例如: The wounded soldier staggered to the door.受伤的士兵摇摇晃晃地朝门走去。 The man staggered across the room.那人蹒跚地走过房间。 10. totter:因软弱无力而摇摇晃晃地行走。例如: Small children and very old people totter as they walk.小孩和老人走路蹒跚。 The old lady tottered downstairs.老太太摇摇晃晃地走下楼梯。 11. toddle:像幼儿学步那样跌跌撞撞地走路,如果指成年人或老年人,则表示随便走走。例如: On Sunday I often toddle round to see a friend.星期天我经常走路去看朋友。 I'm just toddling to Mary's. Why don't you come?我正要去玛丽那儿,为什么不一起去? 12. waddle:原指鸭子摇摇摆摆地走路,形容体胖腿短的人走路时那种摇来摆去的姿态。例如: He was so fat that he waddled like a duck.他太胖了,走起路来像鸭子似的。 The stout old man waddled across the street.那个粗壮的老人摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。 13. creep:缓慢或悄悄地爬行。例如: The cat crept silently towards the mouse.猫悄悄地向老鼠爬过去。 Learn to creep before you leap.(谚)先学爬后学跳。 14. crawl:慢慢地、手足并用地在地上爬行。例如: There is an insect crawling up your back!有只虫子在你背上爬! The baby crawled across the room.婴儿从房间一端爬到另一端。 15. trudge:在烂泥地、雪地或沙地上费力地走。例如: The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.老人拖着沉重的步伐穿过深厚的积雪,一步一步地捱回家。 They trudged in the desert.他们在沙漠里艰难地行走。 16. wade:在水里(费力地)行走。例如: As there was no bridge we waded across the river.因为没有桥我们淌水过了河。 Let's wade across the stream. It's not deep. 我们淌水过去吧,这小河不深。 17. paddle:光着脚在浅水里走着玩。例如: The water is cool to your feet when you go paddling in the afternoon.下午光着脚到水里走走,你会感到水很凉快。 18. stride:大踏步地走。例如: He strode ahead, not turning to look at us.他大步向前走,没有回头看我们一眼。 19. stalk:傲然地阔步而行;蹑手蹑脚地走近。例如: They stalked towards the reviewing stand.他们昂首阔步朝检阅台走去。 The policeman stalked the criminal.警察蹑手蹑脚地走近罪犯。 20. hurry:匆匆忙忙地走或跑。例如: Doctor and nurses were hurried to the accident.医生和护士都急急忙忙地赶到事故的现场。 二、 表示"跑"的词 1. rush:争先恐后地抢着跑。例如: The students rushed out of the classroom after class. 下课后学生们争先恐后地冲出教室。 The discovery of gold deposits in that region attracted a rush of gold diggers. 那一带金矿的发现吸引了淘金者蜂拥前往。 2. bolt: 因逃避被俘或受惊吓而飞快地逃跑。例如: The burglar bolted away before the police arrived. 等到警察赶到,贼已跑掉了。 My horse bolted and threw me in the mud. 我的马突然一蹿,把我摔到泥里。 3. dart: 突然迅速地跑动。例如: The hare darted off like an arrow. 野兔像箭似的逃跑了。 The rocket darted skyward. 火箭冲入云霄。 4. dash: 像冲刺一样快跑。例如: The express dashed past that small station. 特快列车急驰过那个小站。 The prisoners made a dash for freedom. 囚犯冲向自由。 5. scamper:(小孩子)蹦蹦跳跳地跑,也表示小动物惊慌地跑。例如: The mouse scampered into its hole. 老鼠迅速地跑进洞里。 The children ate with a wolfish appetite after scampering about for hours. 孩子们到处蹦蹦跳跳地闹了几个钟头后,吃起饭来狼吞虎咽。 6. scuttle:胆怯地快跑或逃跑。例如: The illegal mongers scuttled off when they saw the policeman. 违法的商贩们看到警察就急忙逃离。 The boy scuttled away when he saw his stern father coming. 那孩子见到他严历的父亲走过来便胆怯地跑开了。 7. scurry:急急忙忙地碎步跑。例如: We could hear mice scurrying about in the room. 我们听到老鼠在房间里到处乱跑。 He heard the scurry of feet in the hall. 他听到大厅里慌乱的脚步声。 8. sprint:(短距离)全速飞跑。例如: He tried his best to sprint to catch the bus. 他全速奔跑去赶公共汽车。 He made a sprint to pass his competitor a few seconds before reaching the tapes. 到达终点几秒钟以前,他冲刺超过了对手。 9. tear:激动地快跑。例如: Noisy children tore out of the school gate. 吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们冲出了校门。 The excited people tore down the street. 激动的人们飞奔过街道。 10. jog:匀速慢跑。例如: She jogs every morning as an exercise. 她每天早晨进行跑步锻炼。 The old horse jogged along. 老马慢吞吞地向前走着。 英语中表示"走"和"跑"的词很多,我们在应用中要根据意思仔细选择,这样才能做到用词准确。 (文/王璇;英语辅导报大学二年级版 03~04学年第45、46期; 版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。) |
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