galloping
galloping — 形容詞
- gallopingpositive
- more gallopingcomparative
- most gallopingsuperlative
1. Increasing or spreading very quickly in a way that is hard to slow down or stop
急遽失控的
快速發展且難以控制的
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.
Ezra's family is struggling with the galloping rise in food prices across the country.
Ezra 一家人正苦於全國糧價的急遽失控上漲。
collocation: galloping rise in [prices/costs]
Galloping population growth in Seoul has forced the city to build thousands of new apartments.
首爾的人口急遽失控成長，迫使市政府興建數千戶新公寓。
collocation: galloping population growth
Doctors warned that galloping inflation would make basic medicines too expensive for many patients.
醫生們警告，急遽失控的通貨膨脹將使許多病患買不起基本藥物。
In two years, the firm's galloping expansion created hundreds of jobs and pushed rents up.
短短兩年內，該公司急遽失控的擴張創造了數百個工作機會，也推高了房租。
Nia watched in horror as the fire's galloping spread raced across the dry hills.
Nia 驚恐地看著大火以急遽失控之勢掠過乾旱的山丘。
- 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.
- 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.'