【英语词汇】 quicken、speed up、accelerate、decelerate、slow
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【英语词汇】
quicken、speed up、accelerate
decelerate、 slow down
佳中
quicken
speed up
accelerate
这组词都可表示“加快”、“加速”的意思。
quicken 普通用语，指缩短所耗费的时间，增加速度。 accelerate 正式用词，着重指频率
或速率运转加快。speed up 口语用语，可与 accelerate 换用。
1）Your heart beat will quicken when you run up the stairs.
跑上楼梯时，心跳会加速。
2) The pace of the event will be quickened, now that they have already taken
the matter in hand.
由于他们已经掌控了这个事情，这次活动的步伐将加快。
3）She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
随着他的走近，她觉得自己的心跳加快了。
4）Fertilizer will quicken the growth of these tomato plants.
化肥会加快这些番茄的生长。
5）The particle will accelerate under the action of the applied force.
粒子在所加力的作用下将作加速运动。
6) Human activity has had a devastating effect on species diversity, and the rate
of human-induced extinctions is accelerating.
人类活动已经对物种多样性造成了毁灭性的影响，而且人为的物种灭绝正在加速。
7）Exposure to low-level radiation for a long time may accelerate aging and
cause cancer.
quicken、speed up、accelerate
decelerate、 slow down
佳中
quicken
speed up
accelerate
这组词都可表示“加快”、“加速”的意思。
quicken 普通用语，指缩短所耗费的时间，增加速度。 accelerate 正式用词，着重指频率
或速率运转加快。speed up 口语用语，可与 accelerate 换用。
1）Your heart beat will quicken when you run up the stairs.
跑上楼梯时，心跳会加速。
2) The pace of the event will be quickened, now that they have already taken
the matter in hand.
由于他们已经掌控了这个事情，这次活动的步伐将加快。
3）She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
随着他的走近，她觉得自己的心跳加快了。
4）Fertilizer will quicken the growth of these tomato plants.
化肥会加快这些番茄的生长。
5）The particle will accelerate under the action of the applied force.
粒子在所加力的作用下将作加速运动。
6) Human activity has had a devastating effect on species diversity, and the rate
of human-induced extinctions is accelerating.
人类活动已经对物种多样性造成了毁灭性的影响，而且人为的物种灭绝正在加速。
7）Exposure to low-level radiation for a long time may accelerate aging and
cause cancer.