vt.
- 使增速
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The driver stepped on the gas and
accelerated the car.
司機加大油門，讓汽車加速行駛。
- 促進；促使……早日發生
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The bad weather
accelerated our departure.
糟糕的天氣促使我們早日離開。
- 【物】使加速
vi.
- 加快；增長；增加
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The car suddenly
accelerated.
汽車突然加快了速度。
衍生
a.
accelerative; acceleratory
辨析
/
əkˈsɛləreɪt/
v.
begin to move more quickly.
▸increase in rate, amount, or extent.
▸Physics undergo a change in velocity.
Derivative
- acceleration n.
- accelerative adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (C15) as acceleration): from L. accelerat-, accelerare ‘hasten’, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.
