hastily

/ˈheɪstɪli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈheɪstɪli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhā-stə-lē/ (ame, mw)

hastily — adverb

1. done or said with too little time, so that you do not pay enough attention to wh

1.副詞B2
釋義

done or said with too little time, so that you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and the result is not as good as it should be or mistakes happen

例句

Fatima hastily packed her suitcase before the taxi arrived, forgetting to bring her phone charger.

Diego realized he had hastily agreed to help his cousin move houses without checking his work schedule.

hastily + verb (past tense) — placed before the main verb

同義詞
  • hurriedly

    more neutral — focuses on speed without necessarily implying a bad outcome

  • rashly

    stronger — suggests the action was unwise or reckless, not just fast

  • in haste

    slightly more formal; often used in writing or set phrases like 'marry in haste'

反義詞

用法筆記

Commonly placed directly before a past participle to form a compound adjective (e.g. a hastily arranged meeting, a hastily made decision).

常見錯誤

❌She quick finished the report.
✅She hastily finished the report.
💡'quick' is an adjective; 'hastily' is the adverb needed to modify a verb.