| 释义 |
accelerated
ac·cel·er·ate A0037400 (ăk-sĕl′ə-rāt′)v. ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·ates v.tr.1. a. To increase the speed of: accelerated the engine. See Synonyms at speed.b. Physics To change the velocity of.2. To cause to occur sooner than expected: accelerated his retirement by a year.3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.4. a. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.b. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.v.intr. To move or act faster.
[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]
ac·cel′er·a′tive adj.ac·cel′er·a·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  accelerated - speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
TranslationsaceleradoaccelerataacceleratoaceleradoFinancialSeeaccelerateaccelerated
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