Accelerate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 加速;促进
• [英]加速(to increase the speed);促进(to develop more quickly)
• [同]celerity(n.敏捷，迅速)；decelerating(adj.加速的)
• [反]retard(v减速，推迟)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, from ad- + celer swift — more at hold
• Date: circa 1530
• transitive verb
  • 1. to bring about at an earlier time accelerate their departure
  • 2. to cause to move faster accelerated his steps; also to cause to undergo acceleration
  • 3.
    • a. to hasten the progress or development of accelerate our efforts
    • b. increase accelerate food production
  • 4.
    • a. to enable (a student) to complete a course in less than usual time
    • b. to speed up (as a course of study)
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to move faster ; gain speed the car slowly accelerated
    • b. grow, increase inflation was accelerating
  • 2. to follow an accelerated educational program
• • acceleratingly adverb

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