喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈræpɪd/快速的；迅速的

    Happening or done very quickly and in a very short time.

    示範例句 · Example

    The patient made a rapid recovery after the operation.

    逐字病人在手術後有了快速的康復。

    「rapid」形容「發生得很快、時間很短」，偏書面、正式，常用來講變化、成長、恢復，例如 rapid growth（快速成長）、rapid recovery（迅速康復）。跟 fast 的差別：fast 多形容東西移動很快（a fast car），rapid 多形容一個過程進行得很快。

    常見搭配

    • rapid growth

      快速成長

      a very fast increase

      The company enjoyed rapid growth last year.

    • rapid recovery

      迅速康復

      getting well again quickly

      Rest helped her rapid recovery.

    • in rapid succession

      接連地

      one right after another

      Three trains arrived in rapid succession.

    • rapid change

      快速變化

      a fast change

      Rapid change can be exciting and a little scary.

    • rapid increase

      快速增加

      a fast rise in amount

      There was a rapid increase in visitors this summer.

    意思相反

    slowgradual

core核心畫面

Picture a line on a chart shooting up, or a river narrowing and suddenly running hard: a lot happens in very little time. Rapid is the written, slightly formal word for that - it usually describes change, growth or movement rather than a person, and it points at how much ground was covered in how short a stretch.

可以想成 rapid 的畫面是圖表上一條線突然往上衝，或是河道變窄、水一下子急起來：很短的時間裡發生了很多事。它是書面、稍微正式一點的說法，多半用來形容變化、成長或移動，而不是形容一個人動作快；重點在「這麼短的時間裡走了這麼多」。

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同家族的字

比較級 more rapid最高級 most rapid

意思相反

slowgradual

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

rapidadj/ˈɹæp.ɪd/

  • 1

    Very swift or quick.

    • a rapid stream
    • rapid growth
  • 2

    Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

  • 3

    Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

  • 4

    dialectalViolent, severe.

  • 5

    obsoletedialectalHappy.

rapidadv/ˈɹæp.ɪd/

  • 1

    archaicRapidly.

rapidnoun/ˈɹæp.ɪd/

  • 1

    A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

  • 2

    datedA burst of rapid fire.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • rapid chess

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