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单词 rapid-fire
释义

rapid-fire

adjective

rap·​id-fire ˌra-pəd-ˈfī(-ə)r How to pronounce rapid-fire (audio)
1
: firing or adapted for firing shots in rapid succession
2
: marked by rapidity, liveliness, or sharpness
a comedian with a rapid-fire delivery

Synonyms

  • blistering
  • breakneck
  • breathless
  • brisk
  • dizzy
  • fast
  • fleet
  • fleet-footed
  • flying
  • galloping
  • hasty
  • hot
  • lightning
  • nippy
  • quick
  • rapid
  • rattling
  • snappy
  • speedy
  • splitting
  • swift
  • whirlwind
  • zippy
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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

rapid-fire

adjective

as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rapid
  • quick
  • brisk
  • galloping
  • fast
  • swift
  • whirlwind
  • breakneck
  • speedy
  • blistering
  • hasty
  • lightning
  • rattling
  • zippy
  • snappy
  • breathless
  • flying
  • accelerated
  • splitting
  • hurried
  • hot
  • fleet
  • at speed
  • fleet-footed
  • vigorous
  • dizzy
  • expeditious
  • prompt
  • rushed
  • quickened
  • breathtaking
  • nippy
  • rush
  • strong
  • energetic
  • high-speed
  • strenuous
  • ready
  • hastened
  • ultrafast
  • ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slow
  • unhurried
  • deliberate
  • sluggish
  • plodding
  • languid
  • leisurely
  • pokey
  • lingering
  • crawling
  • dragging
  • dilatory
  • slowish
  • poky
  • laggard
  • tardy
  • late
  • dallying
  • measured
  • poking
  • dawdling
  • dillydallying
  • ultraslow
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