rapid
adjective OPAL W
/ˈræpɪd/
/ˈræpɪd/
- happening quickly or in a short period of time
瞬间的;短时间内发生的 - rapid change/expansion/growth/development
快速变化/扩张/增长/发展 - a rapid rise/increase/decline in sales
销售额的快速增长/增长/下降 - The patient made a rapid recovery.
病人很快恢复了健康。 - a rapid pulse/heartbeat
急促的脉搏/心跳 - The guard fired four shots in rapid succession.
卫兵接连开了四枪。 - Work proceeded at a rapid pace.
工作进展迅速。 - The disease is spreading at a rapid rate.
这种疾病正在迅速蔓延。 - We try hard to provide a rapid response to requests.
我们努力提供对请求的快速响应。 - Rapid economic growth pushed unemployment to relatively low levels.
快速的经济增长将失业率推至相对较低的水平。
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。 - Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。 - Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。 - Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
- a swift decision
迅即作出的决定 - The government took swift action.
政府立即采取了行动。
- a swift decision
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
speedy 与 swift 意思相近: - a speedy recovery.
迅速恢复。
- a speedy car.
- a speedy recovery.
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.
关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法,见词条 quick 的用法说明。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin rapidus, from rapere ‘take by force’. - rapid change/expansion/growth/development