accelerate
gb/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/ us/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
B1
Anh
~ 4200
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
B1
action
1
Increase speed or move faster
To start going faster or make something go faster.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to accelerate [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accelerate' with 'exaggerate' due to similar sounds, but they have completely different meanings.
Từ đồng nghĩa
speed up (More informal and commonly used in everyday speech.)
Từ trái nghĩa
slow down (Means to reduce speed, the opposite of accelerating.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
accelerate quickly
|accelerate rapidly
|accelerate smoothly
|accelerate sharply
Chủ đề
transportation
|physics
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The car accelerated as it entered the highway.
- She pressed the gas pedal to accelerate.
- The train accelerated out of the station, gaining speed quickly.
- Cyclists can accelerate faster on lighter bikes.
- The runner accelerated in the final 100 meters.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The car accelerated on the road.
- Please accelerate after the light turns green.
- The bike accelerates when you push hard.
- The bus accelerated to pass the truck.
Động từ
B2
action
2
Make something happen faster
To make something happen faster or earlier.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to accelerate [a process/event]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may only associate 'accelerate' with physical speed, not realizing it can also apply to processes or events.
Từ đồng nghĩa
hasten (Slightly more formal; often used in written or literary contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
delay (Means to make something happen later, the opposite of accelerating a process.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
accelerate growth
|accelerate development
|accelerate progress
|accelerate change
Chủ đề
business
|science
|technology
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The new policy will accelerate economic growth.
- Technology has accelerated the pace of communication.
- The treatment can accelerate recovery time.
- They hope to accelerate the approval process.
- Climate change is accelerating the melting of glaciers.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The new plan will accelerate work.
- Good tools accelerate learning.
- This medicine will accelerate healing.
- We want to accelerate the project.
Động từ
technical
C1
action
3
Increase rate of acceleration
In science, to change how fast something moves, including speed and direction.
Từ đồng nghĩa
gain velocity (Technical term focusing on vector quantity in physics.)
Từ trái nghĩa
decelerate (Technical opposite referring to a decrease in velocity over time.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
accelerate uniformly
|accelerate at a constant rate
Chủ đề
physics
|science
Ví dụ
- An object accelerates when a net force is applied.
- The spacecraft accelerated as it left Earth's gravity.
- In free fall, objects accelerate due to gravity.
- The particle accelerates in the magnetic field.
Ví dụ cho người học
- A ball accelerates when it rolls down a hill.
- In space, rockets accelerate slowly at first.
- Gravity makes things accelerate when they fall.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
accelerate
IPA
GB/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
US/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ac - cel - er - ate (4 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cel)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: accelerate
- 3rd Person Singular: accelerates
- Present Participle: accelerating
- Past: accelerated
Họ từ
Forms
accelerates
verb
accelerating
verb
accelerated
verb
Core family
acceleration
noun B1
accelerator
noun
Negative and opposite forms
decelerate
verb B2
deceleration
noun
Advanced or less common
accelerant
noun C1
Cách diễn đạt
accelerate development
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
fixed phrase
Speed up development process
To make something new or better more quickly.
Ví dụ
- Government funding can accelerate development of new drugs.
- They are working hard to accelerate development of the app.
accelerate growth
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt ɡɹˈoʊθ/
fixed phrase
Make growth happen faster
To help something grow or develop more quickly.
Ví dụ
- Investing in education can accelerate growth in the economy.
- The company is using technology to accelerate growth.
accelerate progress
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt pɹˈɑɡɹɛs/
fixed phrase
Make progress faster
To make it easier or quicker to reach a goal.
Ví dụ
- International cooperation can accelerate progress on climate goals.
- Better training will accelerate progress in skill development.