英语词汇“speed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

speed

释义

noun | verb

speedspeed1 /spid/ ●●● S2 W2 noun

ETYMOLOGYspeed¹

Origin: Old English sped success, quickness

COLLOCATIONS► at a speed of

The train can travel at a speed of 110 mph.

► has a top speed of

The ferry has a top speed of (=the fastest it can possibly go is) 25 mph.

► at full/top speed

He came running toward me at full speed.

► at high/low speed

The car drove off at high speed.

► at breakneck speed

We raced down the mountain at breakneck speed (=dangerously fast).

► gather speed

The rocks began to gather speed (=gradually start to travel faster) as they tumbled down the hillside.

► at lightning speed

They’re putting up new houses at lightning speed.

► with speed

They acted with speed and efficiency.

► bring ... up to speed on

We need to bring everyone up to speed on the project.

1HOW FAST something MOVES [countable, uncountable] how fast something moves or travels: average wind speedspeed of the speed of light The train can travel at a speed of 110 mph. The ferry has a top speed of (=the fastest it can possibly go is) 25 mph.at full/top speed He came running toward me at full speed.at high/low speed The car drove off at high speed. We raced down the mountain at breakneck speed (=dangerously fast). The rocks began to gather speed (=gradually start to travel faster) as they tumbled down the hillside.2HOW FAST something HAPPENS [uncountable] how fast something happens or is done: the computer’s data transmission speedspeed of the speed of change in the region They’re putting up new houses at lightning speed.3FAST [uncountable] the quality of moving or doing something fast: A good player needs strength and speed. They acted with speed and efficiency.4DRUG [uncountable] slang an illegal drug that makes you very active SYN amphetamine5PHOTOGRAPHY [countable] a)the degree to which photographic film is sensitive to light b)the time it takes for a camera shutter to open and close: a shutter speed of 1/250 second6up to speed (on/with something) having the information you need to understand what has been happening in a particular situation: We need to bring everyone up to speed on the project.[Origin: Old English sped success, quickness] → see also -speed

noun | verb

speedspeed2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle sped /spɛd/ or speeded)

VERB TABLE

speed

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	speed
	he, she, it	speeds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	speeded, sped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have speeded, sped
	he, she, it	has speeded, sped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had speeded, sped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will speed
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have speeded, sped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am speeding
	he, she, it	is speeding
	you, we, they	are speeding
Past	I, he, she, it	was speeding
	you, we, they	were speeding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been speeding
	he, she, it	has been speeding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been speeding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be speeding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been speeding

COLLOCATIONS► got caught speeding

Mort got caught speeding again.

THESAURUSmove quickly► rush

to move or go somewhere very quickly, because you need to be somewhere very soon: There’s plenty of time – we don’t need to rush.

► race

to go somewhere as fast as you can, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: The fire engines raced to the burning building.

► hurry

to go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: People hurried into stores to escape the rain.

► charge

to move quickly forward on foot, with a lot of energy: The boys charged up the trail, laughing and yelling.

► speed

to move very fast, used about cars, trains, etc., or the people traveling in them: The train sped toward San Francisco.

► hasten

formal to move or do something quickly or without delay. Used in writing and literature: Mr. Samuels hastened toward him, calling his name.

1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to go quickly: speed along/down/past/away etc. The car sped along the dusty highway.► see thesaurus at rush12[transitive always + adv./prep.] to take someone or something somewhere very quickly: speed somebody to/away/back etc. Security guards sped her to a waiting helicopter.3[intransitive usually in progressive] to be driving faster than the legal limit: I’m sure I wasn’t speeding, officer. Mort got caught speeding again.4[transitive] to make something happen faster SYN speed up: The good news should speed his recovery. → see also speedingspeed by phrasal verb if time speeds by, it seems to pass very quicklyspeed up phrasal verb speed something ↔ up to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster: Speed up – we’re going to be late. The new system will speed up the registration process.

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