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单词 hasten
释义
hasten
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The verb hasten means to move at a high speed. If you hasten to your room, no one will know that you came in late.
Hasten comes from the word haste, which means "excessive speed or urgency." The words hurry and hasten are synonyms. Hasten can also mean "to make happen quickly," like when you open a window in the kitchen when you are cooking to hasten the room's cooling down. Hasten also means "to be quick," like when you hasten to tell everyone that the rumor going around about you isn't true.
WORD FAMILY
hasten: hastened, hastening, hastens
USAGE EXAMPLES
But in the far north, climate change is hastening the decline of hunting.
The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016)
In the current administration’s final weeks, another researcher said, HHS officials are also trying to hasten the release of previously undisclosed health data.
Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)
Civilian deaths do not matter and may in fact aid the cause by hastening the ultimate Russian and Syrian victory.
Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016)
1v move fast
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
dawdle, linger
take one's time; proceed slowly
barge, push forward, thrust ahead
push one's way
buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
move quickly and violently
dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot
run or move very quickly or hastily
plunge
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
rip
move precipitously or violently
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2v act or move at high speed
Syn|Hyper
festinate, hurry, look sharp, rush
act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
3v cause to occur rapidly
Syn|Hyper
induce, rush, stimulate
effect, effectuate, set up
produce
4v speed up the progress of; facilitate
Syn|Hyper
expedite
aid, assist, help
give help or assistance; be of service
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