| 单词 | rapid |
| 释义 | 🔑 rapidBrE /ˈræpɪd/ NAmE /ˈræpɪd/ adjective 🔑 [usually before noun ]happening in a short period of time 瞬间的；短时间内发生的◆ rapid change /expansion /growth 迅速的改变/扩张/增长◆ a rapid rise /decline in sales 销售额的急剧上升/下降◆ The patient made a rapid recovery . 病人很快恢复了健康。🔑 done or happening very quickly 迅速的；快速的；快捷的◆ a rapid pulse /heartbeat 急促的脉搏/心跳◆ The guard fired four shots in rapid succession . 卫兵接连开了四枪。◆ The disease is spreading at a rapid rate . 这种疾病正在迅速蔓延。fast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这些形容词常与下列名词连用：fast ~quick ~rapid ~carglancechangetrainlookgrowthbowlerreplyincreasepacedecisiondeclinelanewayprogressFast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed. * fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay. * quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words. * rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done. * rapid 最常用于描述事物变化的速度，而非运动或完成的速度：◆a rapid train◆We had a rapid coffee.Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately. * swift 通常指事物发生或完成的速度快而及时：◆a swift decision迅即作出的决定◆The government took swift action.政府立即采取了行动。Speedy has a similar meaning. * speedy 与 swift 意思相近：◆a speedy recovery迅速康复It is used less often to talk about the speed at which something moves.该词较少指事物运动速度快：◆a speedy carFor the use of fast and quick as adverbs, ➡ note atquick .关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。▸ rap·id·ityBrE /rəˈpɪdəti/ NAmE /rəˈpɪdəti/ noun [U ]◆ the rapidity of economic growth 经济增长的高速度◆ The disease is spreading with alarming rapidity . 这种疾病正在以骇人的速度蔓延。▸ rap·id·ly🔑 BrE /ˈræpɪdli/ NAmE /ˈræpɪdli/ adverb ◆ a rapidly growing economy 迅速增长的经济◆ Crime figures are rising rapidly . 犯罪数字正在迅速上升。 |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含238766条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。