英语词汇“hasty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

""I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.
Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions.
He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.
I think I may have been a little hasty about firing him.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A hasty plan for accomplishing this came into my mind.
Dean arrived, hurrying, while Major and I were having a hasty breakfast.
I don't want to make hasty and furtive love with you.
Most of the other students were too cool to have done anything hasty like purchase the books for the course.
The method of reproducing the copies is hasty and inaccurate, so defects accumulate especially fast there.
They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.
With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.

THESAURUS► fast

moving or able to move quickly: · The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.· a fast car

► quick

moving fast or doing something in a short time: · He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres.· Do I have time for a quick shower?

► high-speed

[only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly: · a high-speed train· high-speed Internet access

► rapid

especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in the population· the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East· a rapid decline in profits

► swift

written moving quickly or happening after only a short time: · The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.· He received a swift response to his letter.

► brisk

quick and energetic: · a brisk walk in the countryside· His manner was very brisk.

► speedy

[only before noun] happening after only a short time: · Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.· a speedy resolution to the problem

► hurried

done more quickly than usual, because you do not have much time: · She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.· We made a hurried departure.

► hasty

deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· Let’s not be too hasty.

► quick

taking only a short time to do something: · I took a quick look at the map.· Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?

► short

lasting only a short time: · You can do a short course in diving.· The meeting was shorter than I’d expected.

► brief

especially written lasting only a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: · The president made a brief visit to Buenos Aires.· a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideas· a brief pause in the rain

► rapid

especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in crime· the rapid rate of industrial development

► speedy

happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you want: · Best wishes for a speedy recovery.· The restoration work has been making speedy progress.

► prompt

done very soon after something else: · Thank you for your prompt reply.· the prompt action of the firefighters· Discounts will be offered for prompt payment.

► hasty

deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· They had to make a hasty departure.

► cursory

formal looking at something very quickly without much attention to detail: · Even a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem.· The police conducted a cursory search of the property.

Longman Language Activatornot thinking carefully enough before doing something► rash

if you do something rash , you do not think carefully about the effect it will have, and you wish later you had not done it: · Stay where you are and don't do anything rash -- I'll be over in five minutes.· Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later.

► hasty

too quick to do or say something, without taking time to think about it first: · I think I may have been a little hasty about firing him.· Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions.

► impulsive

doing things as soon as you think of them, without considering the possible dangers or problems: · She's so impulsive -- she saw the house for the first time and said she'd buy it straight away.· Although she comes across as impulsive, Harper is actually very cautious and indecisive.

► impetuous

doing something without thinking carefully first, especially because you have an emotional character and easily get angry, excited etc: · If you weren't so impetuous you wouldn't have lost your job.· He says she's impetuous and emotional.

done quickly because you are hurrying► hurried

done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.

► quick

a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale.

► rushed

something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed.

► hasty

done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.

► frantic

in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors.

► feverish

: feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.

► a rush job

informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast

· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.

► a hasty conclusion

(=one that you reach too quickly, so that you are probably wrong)· Researchers must beware of drawing hasty conclusions.

► a hasty decision

(=one that you make without enough thought)· Don't let yourself be forced into making hasty decisions.

► a hasty/speedy departure

(=done very quickly and suddenly)· I was surprised by her hasty departure.

► beat a hasty retreat

I saw my aunt coming and beat a hasty retreat.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► too

· By Monday evening, Mattie was beginning to wonder whether she had been too hasty.· Yet 1 trust that judgments will not be too hasty.· They were urged not to be too hasty in cutting losses.· Perhaps, I thought, I'd been too hasty in rejecting Sergia and her muscle-bound cohorts.· Again, however, we must be careful not to reach a too hasty conclusion.

NOUN► decision

· Consumers are urged not to make any hasty decisions and to seek professional advice.· More sympathetic souls cautioned me against hasty decisions, but the ripples subsided fairly quickly.

► departure

· Lucille had seen the Prince's arrival and hasty departure, and had resigned herself to Sharpe's absence.· During the days that followed Brackenbury's hasty departure, Edward's despondency increased.

► retreat

· Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.· Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.· With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.· They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.· The Army moved in with a water cannon and tear gas, forcing the marchers into hasty retreat.· But then, instead of making a hasty retreat, they lurked around the airfield buildings to wait for the explosions.· He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.· Beat a hasty retreat, that was what he would do.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be hasty

But maybe I was hasty about Roy and Hayley's suitability to adopt.
But Watts also cautioned Republicans not to be hasty in changing the program.
The method of reproducing the copies is hasty and inaccurate, so defects accumulate especially fast there.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beat a (hasty) retreat

Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.
Appointees interviewed repeated a familiar theme: They all loved their jobs but are beating a retreat without regret.
He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.
Objects and fantasy are then used not as a means of venturing out, but to beat a retreat.
Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.
They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.
With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.

单词	hasty
释义	hastyhast‧y /ˈheɪsti/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES ""I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye. Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions. He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers. I think I may have been a little hasty about firing him. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A hasty plan for accomplishing this came into my mind. Dean arrived, hurrying, while Major and I were having a hasty breakfast. I don't want to make hasty and furtive love with you. Most of the other students were too cool to have done anything hasty like purchase the books for the course. The method of reproducing the copies is hasty and inaccurate, so defects accumulate especially fast there. They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time. With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick. Thesaurus THESAURUS► fast moving or able to move quickly: · The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.· a fast car ► quick moving fast or doing something in a short time: · He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres.· Do I have time for a quick shower? ► high-speed [only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly: · a high-speed train· high-speed Internet access ► rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in the population· the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East· a rapid decline in profits ► swift written moving quickly or happening after only a short time: · The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.· He received a swift response to his letter. ► brisk quick and energetic: · a brisk walk in the countryside· His manner was very brisk. ► speedy [only before noun] happening after only a short time: · Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.· a speedy resolution to the problem ► hurried done more quickly than usual, because you do not have much time: · She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.· We made a hurried departure. ► hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· Let’s not be too hasty. ► quick taking only a short time to do something: · I took a quick look at the map.· Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out? ► short lasting only a short time: · You can do a short course in diving.· The meeting was shorter than I’d expected. ► brief especially written lasting only a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: · The president made a brief visit to Buenos Aires.· a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideas· a brief pause in the rain ► rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in crime· the rapid rate of industrial development ► speedy happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you want: · Best wishes for a speedy recovery.· The restoration work has been making speedy progress. ► prompt done very soon after something else: · Thank you for your prompt reply.· the prompt action of the firefighters· Discounts will be offered for prompt payment. ► hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· They had to make a hasty departure. ► cursory formal looking at something very quickly without much attention to detail: · Even a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem.· The police conducted a cursory search of the property. Longman Language Activatornot thinking carefully enough before doing something► rash if you do something rash , you do not think carefully about the effect it will have, and you wish later you had not done it: · Stay where you are and don't do anything rash -- I'll be over in five minutes.· Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later. ► hasty too quick to do or say something, without taking time to think about it first: · I think I may have been a little hasty about firing him.· Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions. ► impulsive doing things as soon as you think of them, without considering the possible dangers or problems: · She's so impulsive -- she saw the house for the first time and said she'd buy it straight away.· Although she comes across as impulsive, Harper is actually very cautious and indecisive. ► impetuous doing something without thinking carefully first, especially because you have an emotional character and easily get angry, excited etc: · If you weren't so impetuous you wouldn't have lost your job.· He says she's impetuous and emotional. done quickly because you are hurrying► hurried done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried. ► quick a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale. ► rushed something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed. ► hasty done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye. ► frantic in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors. ► feverish : feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President. ► a rush job informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast · I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop. ► a hasty conclusion (=one that you reach too quickly, so that you are probably wrong)· Researchers must beware of drawing hasty conclusions. ► a hasty decision (=one that you make without enough thought)· Don't let yourself be forced into making hasty decisions. ► a hasty/speedy departure (=done very quickly and suddenly)· I was surprised by her hasty departure. ► beat a hasty retreat I saw my aunt coming and beat a hasty retreat. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► too · By Monday evening, Mattie was beginning to wonder whether she had been too hasty.· Yet 1 trust that judgments will not be too hasty.· They were urged not to be too hasty in cutting losses.· Perhaps, I thought, I'd been too hasty in rejecting Sergia and her muscle-bound cohorts.· Again, however, we must be careful not to reach a too hasty conclusion. NOUN► decision · Consumers are urged not to make any hasty decisions and to seek professional advice.· More sympathetic souls cautioned me against hasty decisions, but the ripples subsided fairly quickly. ► departure · Lucille had seen the Prince's arrival and hasty departure, and had resigned herself to Sharpe's absence.· During the days that followed Brackenbury's hasty departure, Edward's despondency increased. ► retreat · Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.· Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.· With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.· They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.· The Army moved in with a water cannon and tear gas, forcing the marchers into hasty retreat.· But then, instead of making a hasty retreat, they lurked around the airfield buildings to wait for the explosions.· He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.· Beat a hasty retreat, that was what he would do. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be hasty But maybe I was hasty about Roy and Hayley's suitability to adopt. But Watts also cautioned Republicans not to be hasty in changing the program. The method of reproducing the copies is hasty and inaccurate, so defects accumulate especially fast there. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beat a (hasty) retreat Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat. Appointees interviewed repeated a familiar theme: They all loved their jobs but are beating a retreat without regret. He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough. Objects and fantasy are then used not as a means of venturing out, but to beat a retreat. Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked. They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time. With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick. 1done in a hurry, especially with bad results SYN hurried: He soon regretted his hasty decision. a hasty breakfast► see thesaurus at fast2be hasty to do something too soon, without careful enough thought: Let’s not be hasty – sit down for a moment.
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