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hasten

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v.催促,赶紧,促进,加速

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hasten为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:hastened 过去分词:hastened 现在分词:hastening 第三人称单数:hastens

词根

-en 加上形容词、名词,表“使成~”

近义词, 同义词

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hasten


/'heɪsn; `hesn/
v
1 [Ipr, Ip, It] move or act with speed; hurry 急忙; 赶快
*He hastened (away) to the office. 他急急忙忙到办公室去了.
* I have important news for you good news, I hasten to add. 我有重要消息要告诉你--是好消息, 我得赶紧补充一句.
2 [Tn] cause (sth) to be done or to happen earlier 催促; 促进
*Artificial heating hastens the growth of plants. 人工供暖能促进植物生长.

hasten


v formal
[T]
to make something happen faster or sooner
 Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.
[I]
to do or say something quickly or without delay
= hurryhasten to do sth
 I hastened to assure her that there was no danger.
I hasten to add
used when you realize that what you have said may not have been understood correctly
 an exhausting course, which, I hasten to add, was also great fun
[I always + adverb/preposition]literary
to go somewhere quickly