Dart



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 飞镖; v. 急驰; 投射
• ［英］ n. 飞镖 ( a small, pointed missile) ; v. 急驰 ( to move suddenly and fast)
• ［类］ dart : missile / skiff : boat ( 飞镖是一种小投射物 / 小艇是一种小船)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tart dart, Old English daroth
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. archaic a light spear
  • b.
    • (1) a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other
    • (2) plural but singular in construction a game in which darts are thrown at a target
• 2.
  • a. something projected with sudden speed; especially a sharp glance
  • b. something causing sudden pain or distress <darts of sarcasm>
• 3. something with a slender pointed shaft or outline; specifically a stitched tapering fold in a garment
• 4. a quick movement <made a dart for the door>

II. verb

• Date: 1573
• transitive verb
  • 1. to throw with a sudden movement
  • 2. to thrust or move with sudden speed
  • 3. to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug
• intransitive verb
  • to move suddenly or rapidly <darted across the street>

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