hasten
英 [ˈheɪsən]
[VERB]
hastens , hastening , hastened
1. [T 及物动词] 加速
If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner.
近义词
speed up
双语例句
例：But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
但是如果他这样做，他也许就会加速自己国家的灭亡。
2. [T 及物动词] 急忙
If you hasten to do something, you are quick to do it.
双语例句
例：She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract.
她比任何人都急着去签那份合同。
VERB. 动词
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