"hightails" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 飛快離開
• 趕緊逃走

Definition

通常因為害怕、趕時間或想避免麻煩而很快離開某地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，多用於美式英語。常出現在 'hightail it out of here' 等短語中，有緊急或逃跑之意，正式語境很少使用。

Examples

He hightails out of the room when he sees a spider.

他看到蜘蛛就會**飛快離開**房間。

They hightail home before it starts raining.

他們在下雨前**趕緊回家**。

The dog hightails it down the street when it hears thunder.

狗一聽到雷聲就**飛快跑下街**。

As soon as the bell rings, everyone hightails it out of the classroom.

鈴聲一響，大家都**飛快離開**教室。

We saw the security guard coming and hightailed it out of there.

我們看到保安來了，立刻**趕緊溜走了**。

If you see trouble coming, just hightail it out of the way.

如果你看到麻煩來了，就**趕緊離開**吧。