intransitive. To cause a vehicle to move more quickly.
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| 释义 | society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > accelerate or decelerate (7) accelerate1902 intransitive. To cause a vehicle to move more quickly. to open up1903 Physical senses. transitive and intransitive. To increase the speed of (an engine or vehicle) by widening the throttle. to open out1906 transitive and intransitive = to open up at phrasal verbs, to open up 1f at phrasal verbs. to step on the gas1916 to step on (hit,etc.) the gas: to cause a motor vehicle to accelerate by depressing the accelerator pedal (frequently figurative or in figurative… to step on it (her)1923 to step on the gas: see gas, n.2 phrases 1a. to step on the juice: see juice, n. 1e. Also, to step on it (†her). colloquial (originally U.S.). to turn the wick up (or down)1948 In figurative phrase to turn the wick up (or down), to open (or close) the throttle of an engine; to accelerate (or decelerate). colloquial. to hit the floorboard1971 Chiefly North American. The floor of a motor vehicle. Later chiefly in slang phrases indicating that the driver of a vehicle is accelerating… |
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