hasten
- v.加速;使加快;促进;赶往(某地);急忙进行;赶紧说(或做)
过去式： hastened 现在分词： hastening 过去分词： hastened 第三人称单数： hastens
haste n.急速 + -en 动词后缀
hastenverb
急忙进行；赶紧说（或做）
to say or do sth without delay
She saw his frown and hastened to explain.
看到他皱起眉头，她赶紧解释。
He has been described as a ‘charmless bore’─not by me, I hasten to add .
他被说成是“无聊的啰唆鬼”——不是我说的，我赶忙加了一句。
促进；使加快
to make sth happen sooner or more quickly
The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death.
实际上，她所接受的治疗可能加快了她的死亡。
News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office.
这一丑闻肯定加速了他的离任。
赶往（某地）
to go or move somewhere quickly
hasten
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VERB 加速，加快（常指不愉快的事）
If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner.But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
但是如果他这样做，就有可能加速自己国家的崩溃。
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VERB 急忙;赶快;赶紧
If you hasten to do something, you are quick to do it.She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract.
她比谁都急着去签了合同。
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VERB （为避免他人误会）急忙（补充说）
If you hasten to say something, you quickly add something to what you have just said in order to prevent it being misunderstood.Naturally, it'll go back. But without Murray's little note, I hasten to add...
很自然，它会返回。但没有默里的便条，我急忙补充道。
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VERB 赶往;赶去
If you hasten somewhere, you hurry there.One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quicksilver steps towards me.
他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。
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- act or move at high speed
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- Synonym: rush hurry look sharp festinate
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- cause to occur rapidly
- the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
- Synonym: induce stimulate rush
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- move fast
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- Synonym: rush hotfoot hie speed race pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along step on it
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- speed up the progress of;facilitate
- This should expedite the process
- Synonym: expedite
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But if he does this , he may hasten the collapse of his own country .
但是如果他这样做，就有可能加速自己国家的崩溃。
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To hasten the development of science from the lab bench to the market place , UC is investing our own money in our own good ideas .
为了加速科学从实验台到市场的发展，加利福尼亚大学将自己的资金投入自己的好想法中。
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The treatment she received may , in fact , have hastened her death .
实际上，她所接受的治疗可能加快了她的死亡。
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He has been described as a ' charmless bore ' ─ not by me , I hasten to add .
他被说成是“无聊的啰唆鬼”——不是我说的，我赶忙加了一句。
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She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract .
她比谁都急着去签了合同。
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They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way
他们向路易斯深深鞠躬，并忙不迭地给他让道。
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He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report
他忙不迭地向我保证，并没有什么悲惨的事要诉说。
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Naturally , it 'll go back . But without Murray 's little note , I hasten to add
很自然，它会返回。但没有默里的便条，我急忙补充道。
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One of them , the first to alight , hastened with quicksilver steps towards me .
他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。
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He took her on tour of Europe , but the travel only hastened her consumptive decline and death .
他带她周游欧洲，但这趟旅行只是使她的结核病恶化更快，加速了她的死亡。
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' There 's no threat in this , Freddie , ' Arnold hastened to say
“这不会有什么危险的，弗雷迪，”阿诺德急忙补充了一句。
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Just when she was ready to dip into her savings , Greg hastened to her rescue .
正当她准备动用自己的存款时，格雷格赶来给她救了急。
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Poor medical treatment hastened his death .
糟糕的治疗加速了他的死亡。
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His letter hastened the course of the enquiry .
他的来信加快了调查的进程。
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His departure was hastened by an emergency .
由于一个突发事件，他提前走了。
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When our day 's work was at an end we hastened there .
当天工作一结束，我们就急忙赶到那里。
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On seeing us , they hastened over .
他们看到我们，赶紧走了过来。
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She hastened to explain the situation .
她赶忙解释这个情况。
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The general hastened to the relief of the fortress .
将军火速前往救援该要塞。
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Mother read the children a bedtime story to hasten them to the land of Nod .
妈妈给孩子们念催眠故事，使他们快快进入睡乡。
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The incident has hastened the disintegration of the club .
这一事件加速了该俱乐部的解体。
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Ducking her head against the rain , she hastened on .
她冲着雨埋头继续赶路。
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He hastened to apologize .
他连忙道歉。
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Xue Pan hastened to register himself as a pupil . His school-going was , needless to say , a pretence -- “ one day fishing and two days to dry the net ” as they say -- and had nothing to do with the advancement of learning .
薛蟠也假说来上学，不过是：“三天打鱼，两天晒网”*却不见有一点进益。
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Knowing that any explanation would only make matters worse ; he hastened to change the subject .
他知道越解释越糟，马上拨转话头儿谈别的了。
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Before I could open my mouth , he hastened to speak on my behalf ( or he went ahead and said it for me ) .
没等我开口，他就抢先替我说了。
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Could you manage to hasten the delivery ?
你们能否加快装运？
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But when he hastened there , the horse had already died .
但是，等他赶到那儿的时候，这匹千里马已经死了。
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He hastened to the editor to protect .
他急忙赶到编辑那儿以示抗议。
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Chapter XVII Procedure for Hastening Debt Recovery
第十七章督促程序
指增加速度、速率，尤指频率。
He glanced at his watch and quicken his steps.
他看了一眼手表，加快了脚步。
He felt his heart quicken when he saw Susan.
他看到苏珊时感觉自己心跳加快了。
指某事比预期更快或更早发生时，可作及物或不及物动词；指汽车或人加速时，只作不及物动词。
The urbanization process continued to accelerate.
城市化进程持续加快。
The bad weather accelerated our departure.
坏天气促使我们提前离开。
Her car accelerated smoothly away.
她的车平稳地加速离开。
That runner accelerated suddenly around the bend.
那名赛跑运动员在转弯处突然加速。
多指意外、糟糕之事使某事加速，或让某事提前发生。
His departure was hastened by an emergency.
由于一个突发事件，他提前走了。
His letter hastened the course of the enquiry.
他的来信加快了调查的进程。
Poor medical treatment hastened his death.
糟糕的治疗加速了他的死亡。
指催促某人做某事。
Sorry to rush you, but the board needs these materials by Thursday.
很抱歉催你，只是董事会周四之前需要这些材料。
He felt he was being rushed into making a decision.
他觉得自己是被催着去作决定。
指加快某事的发生、进展等，常指好事。
This incident should speed his decision.
这一事件应该会促使他尽快作出决定。
This new medicine should speed her recovery.
这种新药应该会加快她的康复。
The new measures will speed up the registration process.
这些新措施将加快注册过程。