243. Headlong - IELTS Vocabulary

Headlong :  (머리부터)거꾸로, 곤두박질쳐서, 저돌적으로, 성급하게, 황급하게, 저돌적인, 성급한

 

literary means head first

He dives headlong into the water

He rashed headlong toward disaster

we used it more figuratively

with your head first but going as fast as you can without looking at what's going to hapen

 

We used it more metaphorically

with unrestrained forward motion, going forward but it's going to be almost impossible to stop

to mean in haste, without thinking, being rash, being impetuous

a headlong dive into the water

with great speed, with great haste

 

to hurtle, to go hell, to skelter, to hurry heedlessly

He ran headlong for his home

fell headlong down

Don't go headlong decision

quick off the mark

 

Formality : 5

 

 

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