hasten

['heisn]

v.催促, 赶快, 加速

vt.

催促; 加速

Warm weather and showers hastened the growth of the plants.

温暖的天气和阵雨加速了植物的生长。

vi.

1. 赶紧, 赶快

I hastened home to tell my family the good news.

我赶紧回家告诉家人这一好消息。

2. 赶紧做[+to-v]

He hastened to apologize.

他赶紧道歉。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

v.使加紧, 催促

hurry  rush  haste  race  scurry  skip  spurt  whisk  run  sprint  trot  lope  fly  hustle  bustle  scamper  scuttle  trip  flit  flee  hightail  speed

v.促进, 使加快

accelerate  quicken  advance  precipitate  stimulate  arouse  rouse  vivify  animate  bestir  motivate  inspire  exhort  excite  provoke  incite  press  prod  goad  boost  prompt  thrust  impel  propel  dispatch  expedite  step on it  

同义参见:

scoot  scuttle  forward or forwards  race  antedate  scramble  dash  

反义:

vt.vi.催促; 加速; 赶忙

delay  

反义参见:

loiter  defer  

英英释义

动词 hasten:

act or move at high speed

同义词：rush, hurry, look sharp, festinate

step on it

同义词：rush, hotfoot, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along

speed up the progress of; facilitate

同义词：expedite

cause to occur rapidly

同义词：induce, stimulate, rush

补充

hastenhasten英:[ˈheisn] 美:[ˈhesən]vt.1.加速; 催促vi.1.赶快

例句

1. This move was seen as an attempt to hasten the process of German unification.这一举动被视为加速德国统一进程的一种尝试。 2. moves intended to hasten an end to the war想要促使战争早日结束的举措 3. There is no question that Napoleon's doctors hastened his death.毫无疑问, 拿破仑的医生加速了他的死亡。 4. She hastened back to the house.她急忙返回那座房子。 5. One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quicksilver steps towards me.他们中第一个下车的人三步并作两步朝我赶来。 6. He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.他急忙向我保证, 说没有发生什么可怕的事情。 7. 'There's no threat in this, Freddie,' Arnold hastened to say.“这话没有威胁的意思, 弗雷迪。”阿诺德急忙说道。 8. Naturally, it'll go back. But without Murray's little note, I hasten to add.它自然会回去。不过当然了, 不会带默里的小纸条。 9. I hasten to add that …当然…；我得赶紧补充… 10. Father hastened our going.父亲催促我们快去。 11. to hasten germination催芽 12. They hastened the development of a new attacker.他们加紧了新型攻击机的研制。 13. He hastened home after reading the information in the beeper.看完传呼机上的信息后，他急忙回家了。 14. I hasten to tell you that your car has been found.我急着要告诉你的是你的汽车找到啦。 15. he hastened to refute the assertion.他急忙反驳这种说法。 16. we hastened back to Paris.我们急忙赶回巴黎。 17. She hastened to apologize.她连忙道歉。 18. "A factory was built, hastening [=accelerating] the town's growth."工厂的建成加快了小镇发展的步伐。 19. His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.酗酒加速了他的死亡。 20. "When she heard the baby crying, she hastened [=hurried] up the stairs."她一听见婴儿的哭声就赶紧上了楼。 21. "The company announced that the initial tests look promising, but they hastened to add that there is still much more testing to be done."公司宣布说初期测试预示前途光明，但马上又补充说还需要做更多的测试。 22. Let me hasten to point out that these changes will not affect our existing clients.请允许我赶紧说明一下，这些改变不会影响我们现有的客户。