high speed
high speed — 名詞
1. the condition in which something moves, travels, or happens at a rate that is mu
高速
非常快的移動或運行速度
the condition in which something moves, travels, or happens at a rate that is much faster than what is usual or normal
The express train travels at high speed from Paris to Lyon in under two hours.
這趟特快列車以高速從巴黎開往里昂，不到兩小時就到達。
pattern: at high speed
Data can be transferred at high speed through the new fibre-optic network.
資料可以透過新的光纖網路以高速傳輸。
Ritu reached a high speed on the motorway before the police car appeared behind her.
Ritu 在高速公路上開到高速，直到警車出現在她後面。
A driver must never go around a sharp corner at high speed.
駕駛絕不能高速衝過急彎。
- fast rate
more general; works for any process, not just motion
- rapid pace
slightly more formal; often used for change or development, not physical movement
- low speed
the direct opposite in terms of rate of motion
文法句型
at + high speed
用法筆記
Usually follows the preposition 'at' when describing motion (at high speed). The noun 'speed' can also be modified by other adjectives (low speed, top speed) but 'high speed' is the most common pairing.
常見錯誤
high speed — 形容詞
1. made or intended to work, move, or happen at a very fast rate, usually much fast
高速的
能以極快速度運行的
made or intended to work, move, or happen at a very fast rate, usually much faster than ordinary versions of the same thing
The government plans to build a high-speed railway from the capital to the coast.
政府計畫興建一條連接首都和沿海地區的高速鐵路。
collocation: high-speed railway
Madison installed a high-speed internet connection so she could work from home without delays.
Madison 安裝了高速網路連線，以便在家工作時不會延遲。
A high-speed printer in the office can produce over fifty pages every minute.
辦公室裡的高速印表機每分鐘可以印出超過五十頁。
The factory uses a high-speed conveyor belt to move boxes across the building.
這家工廠使用高速輸送帶將箱子運送到建築物另一端。
A high-speed train from Taipei to Kaohsiung takes about ninety minutes.
從台北到高雄的高速列車大約需要九十分鐘。
文法句型
high-speed + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — this adjective goes before the noun it describes (a high-speed train), never after a linking verb (❌ the train is high-speed). It is nearly always hyphenated when written. The noun sense 'high speed' is two separate words and follows 'at'.