headlong /ˈhɛdˌlɒŋ/ star1 TEM4

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  ADV（副词） If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly. 迅猛地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  He ran headlong for the open door.

  他向那扇敞开的门猛冲过去。

• 2.  

  ADV（副词） If you fall or move headlong, you fall or move with your head furthest forward. 头朝前地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.

  她一脚踩空了，头朝前摔下楼梯。

• 3.  

  ADV（副词） If you rush headlong into something, you do it quickly without thinking carefully about it. 轻率地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Do not leap headlong into decisions.

  不要轻率仓促地做决定。

• 4.  

  ADJ（形容词） Headlong is also an adjective. 轻率的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the headlong rush to independence.

  …寻求独立的轻率举动。