accelerate

动词

1. 1

   加速、加快

   The train accelerated smoothly as it left the station.

   列车驶离车站后平稳地加速。

2. 2

   使加速、加快速度

   She accelerated the car to pass the slow truck ahead.

   她让车子加速，超越前方那辆慢速卡车。

3. 3

   促进、加快

   Cheap credit accelerated the growth of the housing market.

   低利贷款加快了房市的成长。

4. 4

   加剧、恶化加快

   Rising temperatures are accelerating the melting of the glaciers.

   气温上升正使冰河融化的速度加剧。