speed-up
/ˈspiːd.ʌp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspiːd.ʌp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspēd-ˌəp How to pronounce speedup (audio)/ (ame, mw)
speed-up — 名詞
1. a time when something begins moving, growing, or developing more quickly than be
加速
速度、進度或成長變快的情況
a time when something begins moving, growing, or developing more quickly than before
A sudden speed-up in orders kept Sari at the packing table late.
訂單量突然加速上升,讓 Sari 一直在包貨桌忙到很晚。
a speed-up in + business activity
The roadworks caused a speed-up in traffic once the second lane opened.
第二條車道一開放,車流就出現了明顯的加速。
At Mira's bakery, a speed-up in online sales emptied the shelves early.
在 Mira 的麵包店裡,線上銷量的加速成長讓架上的商品很早就賣光了。
Christopher welcomed the speed-up in repairs before the rainy season.
在雨季來臨前,Christopher 很樂見修繕進度的加速。
- acceleration
more formal and often used in technical writing
- increase
broader and does not always suggest greater speed
- quickening
more literary and less common in daily use
- slowdown
a period when movement, growth, or progress becomes slower
文法句型
a speed-up
a speed-up in + activity or process
用法筆記
Most often used with 'in' before the activity that becomes faster, such as sales, traffic, repairs, or production.
常見錯誤
speed-up — 片語動詞
- speed-upbase form
- speed-ups3rd person singular
- speed-upping-ing form
- speed-uppedpast simple
1. to begin going more quickly, or to make someone or something go more quickly
加快
變得更快,或讓某事進行得更快
to begin going more quickly, or to make someone or something go more quickly
When the music changed, Kian started to speed up on the track.
音樂一變,Kian 在跑道上就開始加快速度。
intransitive: subject moves faster
Tanvi sped the video up so the training clip finished sooner.
Tanvi 把影片播放速度加快,好讓訓練片段更快播完。
speed + object + up
Once the hill leveled out, Hiro's bike began to speed up again.
路一變平,Hiro 的腳踏車又開始加快了。
Valentina sped the booking process up by moving the forms online.
Valentina 把表單改成線上處理,因而加快了訂位流程。
- accelerate
more formal and common in technical or business contexts
- hurry
focuses more on people acting quickly because time is short
- pick up
often suggests speed or activity rising after a slow start
- slow down
to become slower or make something move more slowly
文法句型
speed up
speed up + process or activity
speed + object + up
用法筆記
When this verb has an object, the object can come before or after 'up'. It is commonly used for travel, work, or a process becoming quicker.