"scuttling" in Chinese (Simplified)
小步快跑
Definition
用很快的小步伐移动，像紧张的小动物或赶时间的人一样。常用来形容昆虫或小孩的动作。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常带有紧张或急促的感觉，常用于形容动物（如老鼠、螃蟹、蜘蛛）或小孩的动作。比单纯的“跑”描述得更形象生动，语气较口语。
Examples
The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor.
老鼠在厨房地板上**小步快跑**。
The children went scuttling out to play when they heard the bell.
孩子们听到铃声后**小步快跑**地跑出去玩了。
I saw a crab scuttling along the sand at the beach.
我看到一只螃蟹在沙滩上**小步快跑**。
She came scuttling back into the room, looking for her phone.
她**小步快跑**地回到房间找手机。
We heard something scuttling in the attic last night.
我们昨晚听到阁楼上有东西在**小步快跑**。
The insects started scuttling away as soon as the light was turned on.
灯一开，昆虫们就开始**小步快跑**逃开。