| 单词 | accelerate |
| 释义 | accelerate —accelerable, adj. —acceleratedly, adv. /ak sel"euh rayt'/, v. , accelerated, accelerating. v.t. 1. to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth. 2. to hasten the occurrence of: to accelerate the fall of a government. 3. Mech. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion); cause to undergo acceleration. 4. to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc. v.i. 5. to move or go faster; increase in speed. 6. to progress or develop faster. [1515-25; < L acceleratus speeded up (ptp. of accelerare), equiv. to ac- AC- + celer swift + -atus -ATE1] |
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