accelerate 
美音:[æk'selə'reıt]
英音:[æk'selə'reıt]
牛津简明英汉词典
v.加速,促进
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词频:5188
词形变化:
形容词:accelerative 动词过去式:accelerated 过去分词:accelerated 现在分词:accelerating 第三人称单数:accelerates
词根
ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始，或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-
详细用法
近义词, 同义词
be early accelerate expedite quicken make haste hurrymove quickly speed hasten run scoot charge race accelerate tear whisk zoom swoosh bowl along barrel along
相关词
1. The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power .
火车司机启动更多的动力，使火车加速运行。
火车司机启动更多的动力，使火车加速运行。
accelerate
牛津现代英汉双解词典
/ək'seləreɪt; ək`sɛlə,ret/
v
1 [Tn] make (sth) move faster or happen earlier; increase the speed of 使（某事物）加快; 促进（某事物）; 加速
*accelerating the rate of growth 提高生长率.
2 [I] move or happen more quickly 加速; 加快
*The car accelerated as it overtook me. 那辆汽车一加速就超越了我. Cf 参看 decelerate.
v
1 [Tn] make (sth) move faster or happen earlier; increase the speed of 使（某事物）加快; 促进（某事物）; 加速
*accelerating the rate of growth 提高生长率.
2 [I] move or happen more quickly 加速; 加快
*The car accelerated as it overtook me. 那辆汽车一加速就超越了我. Cf 参看 decelerate.
accelerate
朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
v
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of accelerare, from ad- 'to' + celer 'fast']
[I and T]
if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect
measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth
[I]
if a vehicle or someone who is driving it accelerates, it starts to go faster
≠ decelerate
The car accelerated smoothly away.
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of accelerare, from ad- 'to' + celer 'fast']
[I and T]
if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect
measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth
[I]
if a vehicle or someone who is driving it accelerates, it starts to go faster
≠ decelerate
The car accelerated smoothly away.
