Hasten
[ 'hesn ]
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vt.& vi. 加速;使加紧;催促;赶紧，赶快;
vi. 赶快;急忙;
💡 词根助记
hast=haste匆忙+en变成 →促进
📝 例句
An electric typewriter would hasten the work.
电动打字机会加速这项工作。
I must hasten home now.
现在我必须赶快回家了。
You must hasten and publish your result.
你必须赶快公布你的结果。
A plastic sheet was pegged down over the compost heap to hasten decomposition.
把塑料布覆盖在肥堆上,并用木桩固定好,以加速肥料的分解。
The girls had to hasten their steps to keep pace with his.
女孩子们得加快步子才能赶得上他。
🌱 联想助记
【记】haste-急忙、急速,en-动缀“使…”:使…变得更快一些
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
hasten
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['heisn]vt. 催促, 加紧vi. 赶快, 急忙相关词组: hasten to sb's assistance hasten sb to do sth
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Around the year 1600 the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.
大约在1600年的时候，西班牙人把第一批马匹带来美洲大陆。
But this was before Annie Sullivan came to stay.
但是，这都是安妮·莎利文来住下之前的事了。
He was so shocked by this lack of equality and fairness that he formed an organization leading the Indians' struggle for equal rights.
不平等与不公正使他如此震惊，他因此创办了一个领导印度人为争取平等权利而斗争的组织。