headlong

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. head·long BrE [ˈhedlɒŋ] NAmE [ˈhedlɔːŋ] NAmE [ˈhedlɑːŋ] adverb
1. with the head first and the rest of the body following
Syn: ↑head first
•She fell headlong into the icy pool.
2. without thinking carefully before doing sth
•The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.
3. quickly and without looking where you are going
•He ran headlong into a police car.

Word Origin:
[headlong] Middle English headling (from ↑head + the adverbial suffix -ling), altered in late Middle English by association with -long.
 
▪ II. head·long adjective only before noun
•a headlong dive/rush
Main entry: ↑headlong_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  headfirst, hasty, rashly, precipitately