rapid
gb/ɹˈæpɪd/ us/ɹˈæpɪd/
B1
英语
~ 2500
义项
0 个义项
adjective
B1
property
1
Happening or moving quickly
Happening or moving very fast.
用法模式：
a rapid [change/movement/growth]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'rapid' with 'sudden'. 'Rapid' focuses on speed, while 'sudden' focuses on unexpectedness.
近义词
quick (Slightly less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
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fast (More informal and general; often used for speed of movement.)
反义词
slow (Opposite in speed; occurring over a longer time.)
搭配
rapid growth
|rapid change
|rapid progress
|rapid movement
|rapid response
主题
daily life
|time
|movement
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The patient made a rapid recovery after surgery.
- We saw rapid changes in technology over the past decade.
- The river’s rapid current made swimming dangerous.
- He made a rapid decision without much thought.
- The company experienced rapid growth in its first year.
学习者例句
- The train is very rapid.
- He made a rapid move to the door.
- We saw rapid growth in the town.
- The river has a rapid flow.
- She made a rapid change in her plan.
名词
B1
entity
2
Fast-flowing river section
A place in a river where water moves very fast and is rough.
用法模式：
to navigate the rapids
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'rapids' (plural noun) with 'rapid' (adjective). 'Rapids' almost always appears in plural form when talking about rivers.
近义词
whitewater (Specifically refers to turbulent water in rapids, often used in sports contexts.)
反义词
calm water (Still or slow-moving part of a river.)
搭配
shoot the rapids
|white-water rapids
|dangerous rapids
主题
nature
|sports
|travel
例句
- The canoe tipped over while going through the rapids.
- They trained for months before attempting the dangerous rapids.
- We went white-water rafting through the rapids.
- The rapids made navigation extremely difficult.
- Tourists love the thrill of shooting the rapids.
学习者例句
- We saw big rapids in the river.
- The boat went through the rapids.
- The rapids are very strong.
- He fell in the rapids.
- They like to go to the rapids for fun.
语法
词典原形
rapid
IPA
GB/ɹˈæpɪd/
US/ɹˈæpɪd/
音节与重音
rap - id （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (rap)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: rapid
- Comparative: rapider
- Superlative: rapidest
Noun
- Base: rapid
- Plural: rapids
词族
相关表达
in rapid succession
1/ˈɪn ɹˈæpɪd səksˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
Quickly one after another
Happening quickly one after another without much time between them.
例句
- Three loud bangs came in rapid succession.
- The team scored twice in rapid succession.
rapid-fire
1/ɹˈæpɪd fˈaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
Very quick succession
Happening or said very fast, one after another without pause.
例句
- She asked him rapid-fire questions during the interview.
- The comedian delivered jokes in rapid-fire style.