rush /rʌʃ/ I. vi. & vt. 1. (使)冲，奔： They rushed to the window and looked out. 他们冲到窗口，向外张望。The fellow workers helped me rush her to the hospital. 工友们帮着我火速把她送进医院。 2. 赶忙，加速：rush the work 加快这项工作There’s plenty of time; we needn’t rush. 时间足够，我们不必匆忙。 3. 用于短语动词 rush out 快速生产上市：When the war started, several publishers rushed out books on the conflict. 战争一开始，几家出版社快速出版有关该冲突的书籍。‖II. adj.忙碌的 rush hour 交通高峰时间：be caught in the rush hour 正碰上交通高峰期 ‖III. n. ［c］ & ［u］ 1.冲，奔：the Christmas rush 圣诞节前夕的购物热潮; a rush for/on gold 淘金热 2.急流：［考句］Lighting is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.闪电是电流从云到地面或云与云之间的急速流动。