vt.

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

   他对着石块把玻璃碗砸得粉碎。

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

   他的积蓄丢失了，这使他作环球旅行的计划成了泡影。

3. 洒泼，溅
   She dashed a glass of beer in his face.

   她把一杯啤酒猛地泼在他的脸上。

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

   她在半小时内匆忙写完三封信。

6. 【英】【口】【婉】诅咒，咒骂

vi.

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

   他的妻子上气不接下气地冲了进来。

2. 冲击，撞击[Q]

n.

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

   他猛冲过去追赶汽车。

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）冲击声[the S]
4. 少量搀和物[S][（+of）]
   Put in just a dash of vinegar.

   稍许放一点点醋。

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

   我军极其勇猛地进攻敌方。

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

   她的希望破灭了。

7. 破折号[C]
8. （莫尔斯电码的）划，长划[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.