"hotfoot it somewhere" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 火速趕往某地
• 急匆匆地去某地

Definition

非常快地趕去某個地方，通常是步行，通常因為趕時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式、較老派的說法。多指著急或帶著興奮地快步前往某地。不適用於乘坐交通工具的情境。正式場合避免使用。

Examples

We had to hotfoot it to school because we were late.

我們必須**火速趕往**學校，因為我們遲到了。

If you hotfoot it to the store, you might catch them before they close.

如果你**火速趕到**商店，或許能趕上他們關門前。

She saw the rain starting and hotfooted it home.

她看到開始下雨，便**火速跑回**家。

As soon as the bell rang, the students hotfooted it out of the classroom.

鈴聲一響，學生們就**火速衝出了**教室。

We forgot the tickets, so I had to hotfoot it back to the car before the concert.

我們忘了票，所以我得在音樂會前**火速跑回**車上拿。

If you hear the ice cream truck, you’d better hotfoot it outside before it leaves!

如果你聽見冰淇淋車來了，最好**火速跑到**外面，免得它開走！