speed
gb/spˈid/ us/spˈid/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
quantity
1
rate of movement
How fast someone or something moves.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the speed of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'speed' with 'time', saying 'the speed is 3 hours' instead of 'it takes 3 hours'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
velocity (More technical, often used in physics.)
คำตรงข้าม
slowness (Refers to a low rate of movement.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
high speed
|top speed
|speed limit
|average speed
|speed camera
หัวข้อ
transportation
|science
|sports
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The car was traveling at a speed of 80 miles per hour.
- He increased his running speed to win the race.
- The train picked up speed as it left the station.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The bus is moving at high speed.
- She runs at a good speed.
- The bike is going at slow speed.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
move quickly
To go from one place to another fast.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speed [somewhere]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may incorrectly use 'speed' without 'up' when meaning 'increase speed', as in 'The car speed' instead of 'The car sped up'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hurry (Implies urgency but not necessarily high velocity.)
คำตรงข้าม
crawl (To move very slowly.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speed away
|speed off
|speed through
|speed past
หัวข้อ
transportation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|travel
ตัวอย่าง
- The ambulance sped through the traffic.
- She sped home after hearing the news.
- They sped past us on the highway.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The car speeds down the road.
- He speeds to work every day.
- They speed past the bus stop.
คำนาม
A2
quantity
3
legal travel limit
The fastest you can legally drive on a road.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the speed limit on [road] is [number]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'speed limit' with 'average speed'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
velocity limit (Technical term, rare in everyday speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
no limit (A situation where no maximum speed is enforced.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
exceed the speed limit
|set a speed limit
|obey the speed limit
หัวข้อ
law
|transportation
ตัวอย่าง
- The speed limit here is 50 kilometers per hour.
- He was fined for breaking the speed limit.
- They plan to reduce the speed limit in school zones.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The speed limit is 60 km/h.
- Do not drive over the speed limit.
- She drives under the speed limit.
คำนาม
B1
property
4
quickness in action
How fast you can do something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
quickness (Slightly more informal and general.)
คำตรงข้าม
sluggishness (Slow and lacking energy.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
work with speed
|speed and efficiency
|speed of response
หัวข้อ
sports
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Her typing speed is impressive.
- Speed is important in emergency situations.
- He admired the speed of her decision-making.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My typing speed is fast.
- We need more speed in this game.
- He works with good speed.
คำนาม
informal
B2
entity
5
illegal stimulant drug
An illegal drug that makes people feel more awake and active.
คำพ้องความหมาย
amphetamine (Scientific term for the substance, used in medical contexts.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
take speed
|on speed
หัวข้อ
drugs
|health
ตัวอย่าง
- He was arrested for possessing speed.
- Speed can be highly addictive.
- They found packets of speed hidden in his car.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Speed is a dangerous drug.
- He took speed last night.
- Police found speed in his bag.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
speed
IPA
GB/spˈid/
US/spˈid/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
speed (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (speed)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: speed
- Plural: speed, speeds
Verb
- Base: speed
- 3rd Person Singular: speeds
- Present Participle: speeding
- Past: sped, speeded
- Past Participle: sped
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
speeds
noun
speeding
verb
sped
verb
speeded
verb
Core family
speedy
adjective B1
Related words
speedometer
noun
speeder
noun B1
Advanced or less common
speedily
adverb B1
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past participle: sped Verb
วลีและสำนวน
at full speed
1/ˈæt fˈʊl spˈid/
fixed phrase
as fast as possible
Moving as fast as possible.
ตัวอย่าง
- The ship was sailing at full speed.
- He ran at full speed to catch the bus.
more haste, less speed
1/mˈɔɹ hˈeɪst | lˈɛs spˈid/
idiom
hurrying causes delays or mistakes overall slowing progress overall
If you try to do something too quickly, you will make mistakes and take longer overall.
ตัวอย่าง
- Remember, more haste, less speed — check your work carefully.
- She learned that more haste, less speed when she broke the vase while rushing.
need for speed
1/nˈid fɚ spˈid/
idiom
informal
strong desire to go very fast
A strong wish to go very fast, especially while driving or racing.
ตัวอย่าง
- His need for speed got him into trouble with the police.
- She has always had a need for speed when skiing.
speed limit
1/spˈid lˈɪmɪt/
fixed phrase
legal maximum vehicle travel rate on road section
The fastest you can legally drive on a certain road.
ตัวอย่าง
- This road has a speed limit of 70 mph.
- He was caught driving over the speed limit.
speed up
1/spˈid ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
increase movement rate or progress pace
To make something or someone go faster or happen sooner.
ตัวอย่าง
- The driver sped up to overtake the truck.
- We need to speed up production to meet demand.