Tra từ dash - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dash [dash dashes dashed dashing] noun, verb BrE [dæʃ] NAmE [dæʃ]
noun

STH DONE QUICKLY
1. singular a ~ (for sth) an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly
•When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats.
•a 60-mile dash to safety
•He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar.
•We waited for the police to leave then made a dash for it (= left quickly in order to escape).
2. singular an act of doing sth quickly because you do not have enough time
•a last-minute dash to buy presents

SMALL AMOUNT
3. countable, usually singular ~ (of sth) a small amount of sth that is added to sth else
•Add a dash of lemon juice.
•The rug adds a dash of colour to the room.
•The album is a mixture of rock and gospel, with a dash of jazz thrown in.
compare ↑splash

SYMBOL
4. countable the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence, often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of brackets/parentheses
compare ↑hyphen

RACE
5. countable, usually singular (especially NAmE)a race in which the people taking part run very fast over a short distance
Syn: ↑sprint
•the 100-meter dash

WAY OF BEHAVING
6. uncountable (old-fashioned, approving)a way of behaving that combines style, enthusiasm and confidence
•He brought youthful energy, dash and charisma to the department.

PART OF CAR
7. countable (informal) = ↑dashboard
see also ↑pebble-dash

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike forcibly against’): probably symbolic of forceful movement and related to Swedish and Danish daska.

Example Bank:
•He made a 200-mile dash to the hospital when a kidney donor became available.
•He made a dash for the door.
•The book starts with a quick dash through the country's history.
•The food is European with a dash of Morocco.
•We had to make a frantic dash across town to get our plane
•a mad dash through back alleys
•We waited for the police to leave, then made a dash for it.
Idioms: ↑cut a dash ▪ ↑dash! ▪ ↑dash it all! ▪ ↑dash somebody's hopes
Derived: ↑dash something off

verb

GO QUICKLY
1. intransitive to go somewhere very quickly
Syn: ↑rush
•I must dash (= leave quickly), I'm late.
•+ adv./prep. She dashed off to keep an appointment.
•He dashed along the platform and jumped on the train.

THROW/BEAT
2. transitive, intransitive to throw sth or make sth fall violently onto a hard surface; to beat against a surface
•~ sth + adv./prep. The boat was dashed repeatedly against the rocks.
•+ adv./prep. The waves were dashing against the harbour wall.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike forcibly against’): probably symbolic of forceful movement and related to Swedish and Danish daska.

Example Bank:
•He dashed frantically across the road.
•He dashed her aside.
•Her hopes were cruelly dashed when her parents refused to let her go.
•I have to dash off now.
•She dashed the bottle to the ground.
•The ship was seized by the waves and dashed against the harbour wall.
•This latest fighting has dashed all hopes of a ceasefire.