accelerate; speed up
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to accelerate; to speed up; to increase speed
Describes the action of an entity increasing its own velocity. Often used for vehicles, processes, or economic growth.
Huǒ火
chē车
zhèng正
zài在
jiā加
sù速
yùn运
xíng行
。
The train is accelerating.
Jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
zhèng正
zài在
jiā加
sù速
。
Economic development is accelerating.
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Tā他
měng猛
cǎi踩
yóu油
mén门
，
qì汽
chē车
lì立
kè刻
jiā加
sù速
。
He stepped hard on the gas, and the car accelerated immediately.
Xīn心
tiào跳
tū突
rán然
jiā加
sù速
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhèn阵
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
His heart suddenly sped up, and he felt a wave of nervousness.
verb
to cause to accelerate; to hasten; to expedite
Used transitively to describe causing something else to speed up or happen faster, often with an abstract object.
Xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
jiā加
sù速
le了
qí其
zì自
shēn身
de的
miè灭
wáng亡
。
The new policy hastened its own demise.
Zhè这
xiàng项
jì技
shù术
jiā加
sù速
le了
xìn信
xī息
chuán传
bō播
。
This technology has expedited the spread of information.
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Qì气
hòu候
biàn变
huà化
zhèng正
zài在
jiā加
sù速
bīng冰
chuān川
róng融
huà化
。
Climate change is accelerating glacier melt.
Liáng良
hǎo好
de的
gōu沟
tōng通
kě可
yǐ以
jiā加
sù速
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
dù度
。
Good communication can expedite project progress.