vt.

1. 猛撞；猛砸；擊碎[O]
   He dashed the glass bowl to bits on a rock.

   他對著石塊把玻璃碗砸得粉碎。

2. 使（希望等）破滅；使沮喪
   The loss of his savings dashed his plan for a trip round the world.

   他的積蓄丟失了，這使他作環球旅行的計畫成了泡影。

3. 灑潑，濺
   She dashed a glass of beer in his face.

   她把一杯啤酒猛地潑在他的臉上。

4. 攙和[（+with）]
5. 匆忙完成[（+off）]
   She dashed off three letters in half an hour.

   她在半小時內匆忙寫完三封信。

6. 【英】【口】【婉】詛咒，咒罵

vi.

1. 猛衝，急奔[Q]
   His wife dashed in breathlessly.

   他的妻子上氣不接下氣地衝了進來。

2. 衝擊，撞擊[Q]

n.

1. 急衝，奔跑[S][（+at/for）]
   He made a dash for the bus.

   他猛衝過去追趕汽車。

2. 短跑[C][S1]
   He finished first in the 100-meter dash.

   他在一百米短跑中得了第一名。

3. （波浪等的）衝擊聲[the S]
4. 少量攙和物[S][（+of）]
   Put in just a dash of vinegar.

   稍許放一點點醋。

5. 闖勁，銳氣[U]
   Our troops attacked the enemy with a great deal of dash.

   我軍極其勇猛地進攻敵方。

6. 打擊，挫折[C]
   Her hopes met with a dash.

   她的希望破滅了。

7. 破折號[C]
8. （莫爾斯電碼的）劃，長劃[C]

v.

1. run or travel in a great hurry.
2. strike or fling with great force.
3. destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations).
4. (dash something off) write something hurriedly and without much thought.

exclam.

n.

1. an act of dashing.
   ▸chiefly N. Amer. a sprint.
2. a small quantity of a substance that is added to something else.
   ▸a small amount of a particular quality adding distinctiveness to something:

   a dash of sophistication.
3. a horizontal stroke in writing, marking a pause or to represent omitted letters or words.
   ▸the longer signal of the two used in Morse code.
   ▸Music  a short vertical mark placed above or beneath a note to indicate that it is to be performed staccato.
4. vigour and confidence; panache.
5. informal short for dashboard.