| 单词 | rapid-fire |
| 释义 | rapid-fire 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A rapid-fire gun is one that shoots a lot of bullets very quickly, one after the other. In the back of the truck was a 12.7 millimeter rapid-fire machine gun. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A rapid-fire conversation or speech is one in which people talk or reply very quickly. Yul listened to their sophisticated, rapid-fire conversation. ...arguing a point in rapid-fire Spanish. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A rapid-fire economic activity or development is one that takes place very quickly. [mainly US, journalism] ...the rapid-fire buying and selling of stocks. The company made a rapid-fire series of settlements with 25 States. ...Japan's rapid-fire industrialization. Collocations: rapid-fire delivery We focus intensively on the medium itself, on the flickering screen, but we're distracted by the medium's rapid-fire delivery of competing messages and stimuli. Times, Sunday Times With his rapid-fire delivery that must work out at roughly 250 new jokes. The Sun Yet the rapid-fire delivery and repetitive voice editing made the songs feel formulaic. Times, Sunday Times The comedian toured until the end, entertaining audiences with his daft humour, oversized furry coats and rapid-fire delivery. Times, Sunday Times Their material consisted of comic songs with rapid-fire delivery and songs with mild social commentary, as well as sentimental songs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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