headlong

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

He ran headlong for the open door. 他曏那扇敞開(kāi)的門(mén)猛沖過(guò)去。

2. ADV If you fall or move headlong, you fall or move with your head furthest forward. 頭朝前地[ADV after v]

She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs. 她一腳踩空了，頭朝前摔下樓梯。

3. ADV If you rush headlong into something, you do it quickly without thinking carefully about it. 輕率地[ADV after v]

Do not leap headlong into decisions. 不要輕率倉(cāng)促地做決定。

4. ADJ Headlong is also an adjective. 輕率的[ADJ n]

...the headlong rush to independence. …尋求獨(dú)立的輕率擧動(dòng)。