late 14c., headling, also headlings, "headfirst (downward); headlong (forward); without thinking, hastily," from hed "head" (see head (n.)) + adverbial suffix -ling. Altered by c. 1400 to conform with sidelong, etc. Its true companions are now mostly obsolete: darkling, backling, flatling, etc.
雙語例句
1. She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.
她一腳踩空，頭朝下摔下了樓梯。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
他們說，現在整個國家會不可避免地一頭陷入衰退中。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The army was in headlong flight.
部隊當時正倉皇奔逃。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She fell headlong into the icy pool.
她倒栽蔥掉進了冰冷的水池中。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The little boy fell headlong down the flight of stairs.