galloping

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galloping — adjective

  • gallopingpositive
  • more gallopingcomparative
  • most gallopingsuperlative

1. Increasing or spreading very quickly in a way that is hard to slow down or stop

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Increasing or spreading very quickly in a way that is hard to slow down or stop — used to describe prices, disease, debt, or other developments that feel out of control.

例句

Ezra's family is struggling with the galloping rise in food prices across the country.

collocation: galloping rise in [prices/costs]

Galloping population growth in Seoul has forced the city to build thousands of new apartments.

collocation: galloping population growth

同義詞
  • runaway

    Emphasises that something has escaped control entirely, often of inflation, debt, or success.

  • rampant

    Focuses on unchecked spread of something bad, especially disease, crime, or corruption.

  • soaring

    Highlights the upward movement of prices, costs, or temperatures without necessarily implying loss of control.

反義詞
  • controlled

    Deliberately kept within limits.

  • stable

    Not changing rapidly or unexpectedly.

文法句型

galloping + noun

用法筆記

This adjective is placed only before a noun (attributive position). It is not used as a predicate: ❌ 'Inflation is galloping.' ✅ 'The country has galloping inflation.'

常見錯誤

❌The spread of the disease is galloping.
✅The disease is spreading at a galloping pace.
💡'galloping' as an adjective must come directly before a noun; it cannot follow a linking verb.