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词汇 headlong
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Definition of headlong in English:

headlong

adjective & adverb ˈhɛdlɒŋ
  • 1as adverb With the head foremost.

    头向前地(的)

    he fell headlong into the tent

    他一头栽进了帐篷里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The way he runs headlong into the surf, no matter what the weather.
    • The film features destitute people being attacked while they sleep and others being given small sums of money to run headlong into walls and street signs.
    • Carl collided headlong with the first of them and he fell groaning and clutching his groin.
    • My advice, for what it's worth, is to take your time and edge slowly towards your goal rather than hurtling headlong at it.
    • Amidst this revelry the Prince of Bohemia falls headlong in love with the long-lost Sicilian princess.
    • Its door was open, and stepping into black darkness he fell headlong over some heavy object on the floor.
    • He had fallen headlong out of the car door, skidding and scraping his head along the concrete as he went.
    • She fell headlong down the stairs after catching him in bed with a barmaid.
    • He fell headlong into an enormous patch of writhing blackberry bushes.
    • If people have the need to fulfill an urge to crash headlong into another road user then they ought to at least be considerate enough to do it at night when there aren't as many people about.
    • As a sailor I can assure him I have no love of speedboats and have cursed them as loud as anybody in years gone by when their wash has hurled me headlong from my windsurfer.
    • I was falling headlong to the floor and the last thing I remembered was the fact that Jordan was going to kill me under his weight.
    • Completely taken by surprise, Vincent tripped over the foot and stumbled, falling headlong for the floor.
    • Next time, I'll risk the mindless violence, the kebab shop brawls, the near certainty of plummeting headlong into the river.
    • The more foolhardy believe that if they are fated to meet a truck headlong at 100 kmph because they are driving on the wrong side of the road, then so be it.
    • Once, out picking blackberries, he over-reached and fell headlong into the prickly bramble.
    • I nearly fell headlong onto a garden swing and ended up doing an impression of George of the Jungle except at ground level.
    • I doubt he'll be able to pull out of this headlong dive before he smashes into the ground.
    • Log flumes may be rather dated, but the knowledge that you are about to drop headlong into a lake is still enough to induce terror.
    • Finally, whilst looking over my shoulder as I greeted a passerby, I went headlong into and nearly demolished this tent opposite Beales.
    Synonyms
    head foremost, head first, on one's head
    diving
  • 2In a rush; with reckless haste.

    匆忙地(的),草率地(的)

    as attributive adjective a headlong dash through the house

    匆忙冲着穿过房子。

    as adverb those who rush headlong to join in the latest craze

    那些匆忙加入最近这股热潮的人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After three decades of headlong globalisation, the world finds itself in dangerous and uncharted waters.
    • They were copied in the late 1780s by Belgians revolting against the headlong rationalisations of Joseph II.
    • Any headlong rush in the pursuit of this chimera will be disastrous.
    • Now, there is proof that the city's headlong rush into urbanisation has taken a heavy toll on its natural valleys.
    • The headlong rush into the future that says ‘build it, forget it, go on the next one’?
    • It doesn't stack up and it seems the headlong contradictions we are living with could cause serious upheaval in the period ahead.
    • The headlong advances of population and industry were making themselves felt in ever more widespread pollution.
    • Alternatively, you can eschew the usual headlong rush of the resort and take off into the back country on a pair of snowshoes or touring skis.
    • This hiatus in our headlong rush to be economic superstars of Europe might present us with an opportunity to take stock.
    • Was the headlong pursuit of a ‘radial routes only’ policy, the best that the consultants could offer?
    • Britain and France followed suit, granting their colonies independence in a headlong dash.
    • The superficial attributes of commercialization flourished and my eternal darkness ensued at a headlong pace.
    • In their headlong dash for cash, UEFA have reduced what was once a fine competition to an afterthought in the footballing calendar.
    • The free market is in a headlong rush to find green solutions: whosoever discovers the next source of energy will be rich indeed.
    • Now questions are being asked within the industry about whether the headlong rush to grab a slice of home buyers' cash is putting the market at risk.
    • He is often incredibly open in interviews, sometimes recklessly so, but this headlong quality seems to cause him no regret.
    • Sadly, he added, the ancient art is all but lost in the city's headlong rush towards industrialisation.
    • Their wild, headlong struggle to stay one step ahead of the truth grabs the viewer from the first and simply never lets go.
    • Yet these are real risks, and they are being ignored in the headlong rush to profit from bioengineering breakthroughs.
    • This doesn't, let's be clear, imply a headlong retreat to remedial aid.
    Synonyms
    without thinking, without forethought, precipitately, precipitously, impetuously, rashly, recklessly, carelessly, heedlessly, hastily, in haste, head first, head over heels
    breakneck, whirlwind
    reckless, precipitate, precipitous, rash, impetuous, hasty, careless, heedless

Origin

Middle English headling (from head + the adverbial suffix -ling), altered in late Middle English by association with -long.

Definition of headlong in US English:

headlong

adverb & adjectiveˈhedˌlôNGˈhɛdˌlɔŋ
  • 1as adverb With the head foremost.

    头向前地(的)

    he fell headlong into the tent

    他一头栽进了帐篷里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once, out picking blackberries, he over-reached and fell headlong into the prickly bramble.
    • I was falling headlong to the floor and the last thing I remembered was the fact that Jordan was going to kill me under his weight.
    • The way he runs headlong into the surf, no matter what the weather.
    • Completely taken by surprise, Vincent tripped over the foot and stumbled, falling headlong for the floor.
    • The more foolhardy believe that if they are fated to meet a truck headlong at 100 kmph because they are driving on the wrong side of the road, then so be it.
    • I doubt he'll be able to pull out of this headlong dive before he smashes into the ground.
    • Log flumes may be rather dated, but the knowledge that you are about to drop headlong into a lake is still enough to induce terror.
    • I nearly fell headlong onto a garden swing and ended up doing an impression of George of the Jungle except at ground level.
    • My advice, for what it's worth, is to take your time and edge slowly towards your goal rather than hurtling headlong at it.
    • The film features destitute people being attacked while they sleep and others being given small sums of money to run headlong into walls and street signs.
    • Amidst this revelry the Prince of Bohemia falls headlong in love with the long-lost Sicilian princess.
    • She fell headlong down the stairs after catching him in bed with a barmaid.
    • Next time, I'll risk the mindless violence, the kebab shop brawls, the near certainty of plummeting headlong into the river.
    • As a sailor I can assure him I have no love of speedboats and have cursed them as loud as anybody in years gone by when their wash has hurled me headlong from my windsurfer.
    • He had fallen headlong out of the car door, skidding and scraping his head along the concrete as he went.
    • Carl collided headlong with the first of them and he fell groaning and clutching his groin.
    • He fell headlong into an enormous patch of writhing blackberry bushes.
    • If people have the need to fulfill an urge to crash headlong into another road user then they ought to at least be considerate enough to do it at night when there aren't as many people about.
    • Finally, whilst looking over my shoulder as I greeted a passerby, I went headlong into and nearly demolished this tent opposite Beales.
    • Its door was open, and stepping into black darkness he fell headlong over some heavy object on the floor.
    Synonyms
    head foremost, head first, on one's head
  • 2In a rush; with reckless haste.

    匆忙地(的),草率地(的)

    as attributive adjective a headlong dash through the house

    匆忙冲着穿过房子。

    as adverb those who rush headlong to join in the latest craze

    那些匆忙加入最近这股热潮的人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alternatively, you can eschew the usual headlong rush of the resort and take off into the back country on a pair of snowshoes or touring skis.
    • After three decades of headlong globalisation, the world finds itself in dangerous and uncharted waters.
    • Now, there is proof that the city's headlong rush into urbanisation has taken a heavy toll on its natural valleys.
    • Sadly, he added, the ancient art is all but lost in the city's headlong rush towards industrialisation.
    • This doesn't, let's be clear, imply a headlong retreat to remedial aid.
    • Britain and France followed suit, granting their colonies independence in a headlong dash.
    • Was the headlong pursuit of a ‘radial routes only’ policy, the best that the consultants could offer?
    • The superficial attributes of commercialization flourished and my eternal darkness ensued at a headlong pace.
    • They were copied in the late 1780s by Belgians revolting against the headlong rationalisations of Joseph II.
    • Now questions are being asked within the industry about whether the headlong rush to grab a slice of home buyers' cash is putting the market at risk.
    • Any headlong rush in the pursuit of this chimera will be disastrous.
    • It doesn't stack up and it seems the headlong contradictions we are living with could cause serious upheaval in the period ahead.
    • The headlong advances of population and industry were making themselves felt in ever more widespread pollution.
    • Their wild, headlong struggle to stay one step ahead of the truth grabs the viewer from the first and simply never lets go.
    • The headlong rush into the future that says ‘build it, forget it, go on the next one’?
    • In their headlong dash for cash, UEFA have reduced what was once a fine competition to an afterthought in the footballing calendar.
    • He is often incredibly open in interviews, sometimes recklessly so, but this headlong quality seems to cause him no regret.
    • This hiatus in our headlong rush to be economic superstars of Europe might present us with an opportunity to take stock.
    • The free market is in a headlong rush to find green solutions: whosoever discovers the next source of energy will be rich indeed.
    • Yet these are real risks, and they are being ignored in the headlong rush to profit from bioengineering breakthroughs.
    Synonyms
    without thinking, without forethought, precipitately, precipitously, impetuously, rashly, recklessly, carelessly, heedlessly, hastily, in haste, head first, head over heels
    breakneck, whirlwind

Origin

Middle English headling (from head + the adverbial suffix -ling), altered in late Middle English by association with -long.

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