flee in panic; scurry away
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to scurry away like a rat; to flee in panic and disarray
Used metaphorically to describe fleeing in panic or utter disarray. Most commonly appears in the set phrase 抱头鼠窜.
Dí敌
jūn军
bèi被
dǎ打
de得
bào抱
tóu头
shǔ鼠
cuàn窜
。
The enemy troops were beaten and fled in panic with their heads in their hands.
Tīng听
dào到
jǐng警
bào报
，
xiǎo小
tōu偷
shǔ鼠
cuàn窜
ér而
táo逃
。
Hearing the alarm, the thief scurried away like a rat.
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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
yī一
lái来
，
yě野
shòu兽
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
shǔ鼠
cuàn窜
。
When the flood came, the wild beasts all scattered in panic.