| 单词 | hasten |
| 释义 | hasten /heɪsn/ [transitive] (written) to make sth happen sooner or faster, especially the death, destruction or end of sb/sth促进，加快（死亡、毁灭或结束）◆the treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death.实际上，她所接受的治疗可能加快了她的死亡。◆news of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office.这一丑闻肯定加速了他的离任。 opp delay → delay hasten /heɪsn/ [transitive] (rather formal, especially written) to say or do sth without delay急忙进行；赶紧说（或做）◆she saw his frown and hastened to explain.看到他皱起眉头，她赶紧解释。◆he has been described as a 'charmless bore'－not by me, i hasten to add.他被说成是“讨厌鬼” － 不是我说的，我赶忙加上一句。ⓘ in literary language hasten can also mean 'to do or go somewhere quickly'.在文学语言中，hasten 还表示“赶忙做某事”或“赶到某地” [intransitive] ◆ (literary) we hastened back to rome.我们急忙赶回罗马。 ➡ see also haste → speed noun hasten/ˈheɪsn ||; ˈhesṇ/verb (formal 正式) 1. [i] hasten to do sth to be quick to do or say sth 赶快；连忙: ◇she hastened to apologize. 她连忙道歉。 2. [t] to make sth happen or be done earlier or more quickly 催促 has·ten /`hesṇ; ˈheɪsən/v 1. [t] to make something happen sooner 使加速，加紧，加快:◇resting will hasten recovery. 休息可以加快康复的速度。 2. hasten to do sth to do or say something quickly 急着做某事:◇gina hastened to assure him that everything was fine. 吉娜急着告诉他一切都好。 |
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