accelerate

[æk'seləreit]

v.加速, 提前, 跳级

例句与用法:

The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate.

领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。

The car accelerated as it overtook me.

那辆汽车一加速就超越了我。

词形变化:

形容词: accelerative | 动词过去式: accelerated | 动词过去分词: accelerated | 动词现在分词: accelerating | 动词第三人称单数: accelerates |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 使增速

The driver stepped on the gas and accelerated the car.

司机加大油门, 让汽车加速行驶。

2. 促进; 促使……早日发生

The bad weather accelerated our departure.

糟糕的天气促使我们早日离开。

3. 【物】使加速

vi.

加快; 增长; 增加

The car suddenly accelerated.

汽车突然加快了速度。