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急促
jí cù
Meaning
- urgent
- hurried and brief
Definition
形容时间短促或声音、节奏等快而急迫。
Describes something short in time or fast and urgent in sound, rhythm, etc.
Usage
通常用来形容呼吸、步伐、声音、节奏或时间紧迫的状态。
Usually used to describe breathing, pace, sound, rhythm, or a state of time pressure.
Examples
- 1 听到警报声，他的呼吸变得急促起来。(Hearing the alarm, his breathing became rapid.)
- 2 她急促地敲着门，似乎有急事。(She knocked on the door urgently, as if there was an emergency.)
- 3 雨点急促地打在窗户上，发出噼啪声。(Raindrops beat urgently against the window, making a crackling sound.)
- 4 时间急促，我们得赶紧完成这个任务。(Time is short; we need to finish this task quickly.)
- 5 他的步伐急促，好像赶着去什么地方。(His pace was hurried, as if he was rushing somewhere.)
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