haste
/heɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /heɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhāst/ (ame, mw)
haste — 名詞
1. the act of doing something too quickly, often because there seems to be too litt
匆忙；倉促
因急著做事而匆匆行動
the act of doing something too quickly, often because there seems to be too little time.
In her haste, Reema sent the email before checking the date.
Reema 因為一時倉促，在檢查日期前就把電子郵件寄出去了。
in [someone's] haste
The note was written in haste, and half the words were missing.
那張便條是匆忙寫下的，所以一半的字都漏掉了。
phrase: in haste
At the airport, Soraya's haste left her passport on the taxi seat.
在機場，Soraya 一時匆忙，把護照忘在計程車座位上了。
The coach reminded the team that haste often leads to careless errors.
教練提醒全隊，倉促行事常會造成粗心的錯誤。
- patience
careful willingness to wait or act without rushing
文法句型
in haste
in [someone's] haste
with undue haste
用法筆記
Often used in warnings about acting too fast, especially when mistakes may follow. In everyday speech, hurry is more common.
常見錯誤
haste — 動詞
- hastepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hastes3rd person singular
- hasting-ing form
- hastedpast simple
1. to hurry somewhere or begin doing something at once, using a formal style.
趕緊
自己迅速移動或立刻去做
to hurry somewhere or begin doing something at once, using a formal style.
Hearing the baby cry, Putri hasted upstairs to the bedroom.
聽見嬰兒哭聲後，Putri 趕緊跑上樓去臥室。
formal: haste + adverb of direction
When the shop alarm rang, Andrés hasted out through the back door.
商店警報一響，Andrés 就趕緊從後門出去。
The old woman hasted across the square before the rain began.
那位老太太趕緊穿過廣場，趕在下雨前到對面。
At sunrise, the farmers hasted to the fields with empty baskets.
天一亮，農夫們就趕緊提著空籃子走向田裡。
- linger
to stay or move slowly instead of leaving at once
文法句型
haste + adverb of direction
haste to [place]
用法筆記
Formal and literary in tone. In normal modern conversation, speakers usually say hurry instead.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone move or act faster, using language that sounds formal or old-fas
催促
促使某人更快行動或前進
to make someone move or act faster, using language that sounds formal or old-fashioned.
The captain's sharp order hasted the crew into the boats.
船長急促的命令催促船員進入救生艇。
formal: haste + object + into [place]
News of the storm hasted Mira and her brother home before dusk.
暴風雨的消息催得 Mira 和她弟弟在天黑前趕回家。
A guard's whistle hasted shoppers toward the station exit.
警衛的哨聲催促購物的人朝車站出口快步走去。
Nothing could haste the doctor from the sick child's bedside.
沒有任何事能催促那位醫生離開病童的床邊。
- delay
to make someone wait or move later than expected
文法句型
haste + object + adverb of direction
haste + object + into/out of [place]
用法筆記
This transitive use is rare in present-day English. Most speakers would choose hurry, rush, or urge instead.