一溜煙就走掉
這一家把那一蹬的力氣全放在整個身體上，所以人整個離開現場。
verb · B2
To go somewhere fast, usually only a short way and usually right now. It is very often used about leaving a place in a hurry.
快跑；閃人
核心畫面
Think of one quick push and a slide. A foot kicks off, and a person or a thing shoots a short way along the ground and stops. Short distance, sudden start, staying low and touching the surface, over almost before you noticed it. Every use of scoot keeps that shape, whether it is a friend leaving, a chair moving, or a dog on the carpet.
「scoot」的畫面可以想成腳往地上一蹬。然後人或東西就滑出去一小段。距離不長。起步很突然。而且多半貼著地面走。等你…更多收起
「scoot」的畫面可以想成腳往地上一蹬。然後人或東西就滑出去一小段。距離不長。起步很突然。而且多半貼著地面走。等你回神，動作已經結束了。不管是人一溜煙跑掉、椅子被推著挪過去，還是狗在地毯上拖著走，底下都是同一個「一蹬、一滑」的樣子。From the word’s history
The source records the origin as uncertain, with two guesses: Old Norse skjota, to shoot, or a Middle English word for scampering. Either guess fits the picture of something shot off and sliding away.
來源沒有定論。字典給的兩條線索，一條是古北歐語的 skjóta（射出去），一條是中古英語表示「快步跑」的字。兩條都對得上「被彈出去、滑走」這個畫面。這是線索，不是確定的歷史。
Wiktionary entry scoot (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:662491801): Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (to shoot), or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge.
Two branches
貼著面挪一小段
這一家把距離縮到最短，東西或人全程貼著地面，滑一下就停。
verb · B2
To move something a short distance by pushing or pulling it so that it slides along the floor or a table, instead of lifting it. You can also scoot a person along this way.
把…挪過去；推著滑動