词汇 | speedy |
释义 | speedy adjective uk /ˈspiː.di/ us /ˈspiː.di/ quick: 快速的,迅速的 He's a very speedy worker.他干起活儿来很麻利。 We need to take speedy action/make a speedy decision.我们需要迅速采取行动/迅速作出决定。 Everyone is hoping for a speedy end to the conflict (= hoping that an end to it will happen quickly).每个人都希望冲突可以尽快结束。 We wished her a speedy recovery from her illness (= that she would get better quickly).我们祝愿她尽快康复。 Synonyms expeditiousformal fast(QUICK) quick rapid swift fast fastI tried to catch him, but he was too fast for me. quickI tried to catch him, but he was too quick for me. promptA prompt reply would be very much appreciated. speedyEveryone is hoping for a speedy resolution to the conflict. swiftThe teacher's swift action saved his life. Hurrying and doing things quickly accelerate acceleration against the clockidiom against time/the clockidiom alacrity dash get a wiggle onidiom grab-and-go grease hacky haste prompt promptly promptness quickie rattle something off rattle through something snap stroke tear Related wordsspeedily speediness speedy | American Dictionaryspeedy adjective us/ˈspi·di/ very quick or fast: They hope to bring a speedy end to the conflict. speedilyadverbus/ˈspi·dəl·i/ The error can be speedily corrected. Examples of speedyspeedy The sub-committee on manpower was given the task of reviewing the problem of speedy procurement and the maximum utilization for war of the nation's manpower. They were always completely co-operative, and although they were at the outset assured of speedy treatment they knew that this was not yet 100% effective. Sometimes it may be possible to get a speedy answer by examining the walk from the end, or transposing and combining various operations in it. Constant vigilance comprising a speedy detection of suspected cases, immediate notification and appropriate public health measures are permanently needed in receptive areas. The evolutionary process was limited to five generations, which captured most of the fitness increase while allowing for a relatively speedy generation process. There was a desire for a speedy resolution to the problem. Both these factors together resulted in the speediest onset of depression. Those of which the consumption is either immediate or more speedy, in the other. This context is important in bringing research to the attention of a broad audience in a relatively speedy fashion. Therefore, prevention programs ideally should address factors that are known to predict early and speedy desistance. It led to a relatively speedy movement of quotas from some regions to others and economic inequalities within and between the villages became increasingly visible. As a result, the already speedy opera seems to take flight. Since the development in our science area is very fast, authors ask for a speedy publication of their results. Regulators are not immune to the pressures from industry for speedy approval of release of transgenic seeds. Production has been commendably speedy and presentation is attractive but editorial intervention is imperceptible (see above). These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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