headlong

headlong

英 ['hedlɒŋ]
　　美 ['hɛdlɔŋ]

adj. 輕率的；頭向前的；匆促而用力的
　　adv. 頭向前地；猛然用力地

中文詞源：

headlong 頭朝前的，莽撞的

head,頭，-long,向前。引申詞義莽撞的。

例句：

1. She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.
她一腳踩空，頭朝下摔下瞭樓梯。

2. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
他們說，現在整個國傢會不可避免地一頭陷入衰退中。

3. The army was in headlong flight.
部隊當時正倉皇奔逃。

4. She fell headlong into the icy pool.
她倒栽蔥掉進瞭冰冷的水池中。

5. The little boy fell headlong down the flight of stairs.
那小男孩頭朝下跌下樓梯.