sprint
sprint — 動詞
1. to move your feet as quickly as possible over a short stretch of ground, whether
衝刺；疾跑
短距離內全速奔跑
to move your feet as quickly as possible over a short stretch of ground, whether in a competition or because you need to reach a place without delay
Hana sprinted across the finish line a full second ahead of the other runners.
Hana 衝過終點線，整整比對手快了一秒鐘。
sprinted across [location] for racing context
Reuben sprinted to catch the last train before the station closed for the night.
Reuben 衝刺去趕車站關門前的最後一班火車。
sprint to catch [vehicle] for hurry context
The two runners sprinted side by side for the final two hundred metres.
兩名選手在賽道最後兩百公尺並肩疾跑。
Adina sprinted up the stairs the moment she heard her baby crying upstairs.
Adina 一聽到樓上嬰兒的哭聲，就衝上樓梯。
Rohan sprinted after the ice-cream truck, waving a crumpled banknote in his hand.
Rohan 揮著一張皺巴巴的鈔票，朝冰淇淋車狂奔。
- jog
a slow, steady run; opposite in both speed and effort
文法句型
sprint + adverb/prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a directional preposition (across, down, up, towards) or an infinitive of purpose (to catch, to get). Unlike 'run', sprint always implies maximum effort over a short distance.
常見錯誤
sprint — 名詞
1. a competition or section of a competition in which people run at top speed from
短跑；衝刺
短距離的極速比賽
a competition or section of a competition in which people run at top speed from start to finish over a short distance, such as one hundred or two hundred metres
Renata came third in the one-hundred-metre sprint at the inter-school athletics meet.
Renata 在校際運動會的一百公尺短跑中獲得第三名。
one-hundred-metre sprint — distance + sprint
The marathon winner saved her energy for a powerful final sprint in the last kilometre.
那位馬拉松冠軍保留體力，在最後一公里發動凌厲的衝刺。
final sprint for the end-of-race burst
Amelia has been training for the two-hundred-metre sprint every morning before school.
Amelia 每天早上上學前都會練習兩百公尺短跑。
The last lap turned into an exciting sprint between the two leading cyclists.
最後一圈變成了兩名領先車手之間一場精彩的衝刺對決。
- marathon
a very long race, the opposite of a sprint in distance and pace
文法句型
[number]-metre sprint
final sprint
用法筆記
Commonly used with a distance prefix (100-metre sprint, 200-metre sprint). 'Final sprint' or 'last sprint' refers to the closing burst of a longer race.
2. a sudden short burst of running at full speed that you do because you need to ar
全速奔跑
為趕時間的短距離快跑
a sudden short burst of running at full speed that you do because you need to arrive at a place very quickly
Élise made a sprint for the bus stop when the rain clouds opened up.
Élise 看到烏雲開始下雨時，全速奔向公車站。
make a sprint for [destination]
Apinya broke into a sprint when she realised the meeting had already started.
Apinya 發現會議已經開始了，便突然全速奔跑起來。
break into a sprint — sudden start
Nala's short sprint to the pharmacy left her completely out of breath.
Nala 跑到藥局的這段全速奔跑讓她喘不過氣來。
It was only a thirty-second sprint from the parking garage to the cinema entrance.
從停車場到電影院入口只不過是三十秒的全速奔跑路程。
文法句型
a sprint to/towards [destination]
a sprint for [destination]
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrase 'make a sprint for [place]', meaning to run quickly towards a destination. Unlike sense 1, this sense has no connection to formal racing.