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单词 overhasten
释义

overhastenv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈheɪsn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈheɪsn/
Forms: see over- prefix and hasten v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, hasten v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + hasten v. Compare earlier overhaste v., overhastened adj., over-haste n.
transitive. To hasten too much; to rush.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > cause to be done rapidly > hasten or hurry > unduly or excessively
overhastea1393
overhasten1608
preproperate1651
railroad1850
ramrod1912
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents To Rdr. sig. A5v If I had not beene ouerhastened in the businesse.
1844 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 464 Happy indeed, will it be, if the ultimate benefits which they were destined to procure, are not overhastened or impaired by the violence and mistaken zeal of their own friends!
1896 Daily News 10 Jan. 5/7 Not to overhasten matters.
1941 Amer. Econ. Rev. 30 12 The intention is, of course, not to overhasten the selling out of British held American securities but to transfer the power of decision from the British to the United States Treasury.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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