hightail

FREQ #38317

vi. 迅速撤退, 迅速逃走

发音

US /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/
AU /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/

词形变化

hightailed hightailing hightails 三单 hightails hightailing 现在分词 hightailed 过去式 hightailed 过去分词

别名

high-tail

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

    加拿大 美国 非正式 及物

    He hightailed it toward town.

    I want you to hightail your butt out of there before they come back.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 3

fly flee take flight

相关短语

hightail it <口>奔跑, 迅速逃走

词源

From high + tail; refers to the behavior of fleeing animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away.

来源：wiktionary