dash

dash 1
 verb
1    [I] to go somewhere very quickly:
?dash into/across/out etc: She dashed into the room.
2    dash sb's hopes to destroy someone's hopes completely(使破灭):
?Hopes of peace were dashed as riots broke out.
3    [T] to make something hit violently against something else:(冲撞)
?dash sth against/to etc: Strong winds dashed the ship against the rocks.

 dash 2

• noun

1    make a dash for to run very quickly towards something:
?One of the prisoners made a dash for the open gate.
2    [singular] a small amount of a liquid:
?a dash of lemon
3    [C] a mark (-) used in writing or printing, to separate parts of a sentence