accelerate
gb/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/ us/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
B1
英语
~ 4200
gyorsít, felgyorsul, felgyorsít, meggyorsít, siettet, gyorsul
动词
B1
1
gyorsít
A2
felgyorsul
B1
用法模式：
to accelerate [something]
The car accelerated as it entered the highway.
Az autó felgyorsult, amikor felhajtott az autópályára.
She pressed the gas pedal to accelerate.
Rálépett a gázpedálra, hogy gyorsítson.
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.
学习者例句
The car accelerated on the road.
Az autó felgyorsult az úton.
Please accelerate after the light turns green.
Kérlek, gyorsíts, miután zöldre vált a lámpa.
The bike accelerates when you push hard.
The bus accelerated to pass the truck.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'accelerate' with 'exaggerate' due to similar sounds, but they have completely different meanings.
含义
Increase speed or move faster
搭配
accelerate quickly
|accelerate rapidly
|accelerate smoothly
|accelerate sharply
近义词
speed up (More informal and commonly used in everyday speech.)
反义词
slow down (Means to reduce speed, the opposite of accelerating.)
主题
transportation
|physics
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
释义
To start going faster or make something go faster.
To begin to move more quickly or to make something move more quickly.
动词
B2
2
用法模式：
to accelerate [a process/event]
The new policy will accelerate economic growth.
Az új szakpolitika felgyorsítja majd a gazdasági növekedést.
Technology has accelerated the pace of communication.
A technológia felgyorsította a kommunikáció ütemét.
The treatment can accelerate recovery time.
They hope to accelerate the approval process.
Climate change is accelerating the melting of glaciers.
学习者例句
The new plan will accelerate work.
Az új terv felgyorsítja a munkát.
Good tools accelerate learning.
A jó eszközök felgyorsítják a tanulást.
This medicine will accelerate healing.
We want to accelerate the project.
常见错误：
Learners may only associate 'accelerate' with physical speed, not realizing it can also apply to processes or events.
含义
Make something happen faster
搭配
accelerate growth
|accelerate development
|accelerate progress
|accelerate change
近义词
hasten (Slightly more formal; often used in written or literary contexts.)
反义词
delay (Means to make something happen later, the opposite of accelerating a process.)
主题
business
|science
|technology
|work
|core_vocabulary
释义
To make something happen faster or earlier.
To cause something to happen more quickly or sooner than expected.
动词
C1
TECHNICAL
3
An object accelerates when a net force is applied.
Egy test gyorsul, ha eredő erő hat rá.
The spacecraft accelerated as it left Earth's gravity.
Az űrhajó gyorsult, ahogy elhagyta a Föld gravitációs terét.
In free fall, objects accelerate due to gravity.
The particle accelerates in the magnetic field.
学习者例句
A ball accelerates when it rolls down a hill.
Egy labda gyorsul, amikor legurul egy dombon.
In space, rockets accelerate slowly at first.
Az űrben a rakéták eleinte lassan gyorsulnak.
Gravity makes things accelerate when they fall.
含义
Increase rate of acceleration
搭配
accelerate uniformly
|accelerate at a constant rate
近义词
gain velocity (Technical term focusing on vector quantity in physics.)
反义词
decelerate (Technical opposite referring to a decrease in velocity over time.)
主题
physics
|science
释义
In science, to change how fast something moves, including speed and direction.
In physics, to increase the velocity of an object over time, considering both speed and direction.
语法
词典原形
accelerate
IPA
GB/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
US/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
音节与重音
ac - cel - er - ate （4 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (cel)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: accelerate
- 3rd Person Singular: accelerates
- Present Participle: accelerating
- Past: accelerated
词族
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
相关表达
accelerate development
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
fixed phrase
Speed up development process
To make something new or better more quickly.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- International cooperation can accelerate progress on climate goals.
- Better training will accelerate progress in skill development.