Some school officials are only now getting up to speed regarding computers.
有些学校官员在计算机方面现在才刚刚跟上形势。
John will bring you up to speed (=tell you the latest information).
约翰将会为你介绍最新情况。
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bring ... up to speed• It took the company a year to bring them up to speed.• To bring consumers up to speed, telephone companies are revving up educationcampaigns.
at a speed of• At room temperature, atoms normally fly around at speeds of hundreds or thousands of miles per hour.• Local-area networkstransmitting data at speeds of between 10 megabits per second and 100 megabits per second also exist.• Birds of prey have been registered nose-diving at speeds of up to 1 l 0 miles an hour.• They drove several miles at speeds of up to a hundred and twenty miles an hour.• The force proceededsoutheastat a speed of 18 knots, zigzagging at intervals of five to ten minutes. 2.• A pea-sized projectile is hurtled into a targetat speeds of up to sixteen thousand miles an hour.• Objects from space hit the Earth all the time-at speeds of more than 10 miles a second.• Shaun Gooch had turned his car into Akers Way at speeds of around eighty miles an hour.
at speed• The train was already travellingat speed when she tried to open the carriage door.
speed2 ●○○ verb (past tensepst and past participleppsped /sped/ or speeded)
1[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FAST/QUICK to go quickly 快行,疾走
The car sped along the dusty highway.
汽车在尘土飞扬的公路上疾驰。
2[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FAST/QUICK to take someone or something somewhere very quickly 快速运送
An ambulance sped her to the hospital.
一辆救护车把她快速送往医院。
3be speedingSCCSPEEDto be driving faster than the legallimit 超速驾驶
I got caught speeding on the A40 yesterday.
昨天我在 A40 号干线公路上超速行驶被逮到。
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caught speeding• Those visitors paid $ 769,000 last year after they were caught speeding.• In the meantime, motoristscaught speeding through the contraflow can expect to receive a court summons in the post.• If the Duke had been caught speedingtoday ... his fine would probably have been something like seven hundred pounds.
4 (also speed something ↔ up) [transitiveT] to make something happen faster 加快,促进OPP slow down
This news should speed his recovery.
这个消息应该会加快他的康复速度。
5speed byphrasal verbphr vFAST/QUICKif time speeds by, it seems to pass very quickly 〔时间〕很快地过去,飞逝
The weeks sped by and soon it was time to go back to school.
几个星期转眼过去,很快又要开学了。
6speed upphrasal verbphr vFAST/QUICKto move or happenfaster, or to make something move or happen faster (使)加快速度OPP slow down
The truck speeded up going down the hill.
卡车在下山时加快了速度。
speed something ↔ up
The new system will speed up the registration process.
这个新系统将加快注册过程。
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speed up• I'll phone the manager and get them to speed things up.• The company announced they're speeding upplans to expand the site.• Nancy, if you don't speed up we'll be here until midnight.
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speed• She also wants the Legislature to increase penalties for drivers who speed in school zones.• This could speed the spread of labeling.• The changing nature of the corporationspeeded this along.• To speed up publication the presentations have been used unaltered so the book lacks a coherentstyle or structure.• He says that the technique has meant they can speed up research time, helping to stay ahead of the field.• Now, inexplicably, just as he was about to reach his goal, things had suddenly speeded up.• With warming temperatures, the life cyclespeeds up.• People visibly speeding will also get reported and residents will occasionally be joined by officers.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SPEED | VERB + SPEED | SPEED + VERB | SPEED + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤amazing, astonishing, breakneck, fast, good, great, high, incredible, lightning, phenomenal, remarkable, startling, surprising, terrific (especially BrE) 驚人的速度;非常危險的速度;快速;高速;令人難以置信的速度;閃電般的速度◇The new houses have been built with astonishing speed.這些新房子修建的速度快得驚人。◇He drove us to the hospital at breakneck speed.他以驚險的速度開車送我們去醫院。➤low, slow低速;慢速▸➤full, maximum, top, warp (informal, humorous, especially NAmE) 全速;最高速度;極速;超乎尋常的速度◇Business is moving at warp speed.貿易正以超乎尋常的速度推進。➤excess超速◇90% of car accidents involve excess speed.90% 的車禍與超速駕駛有關。➤constant, steady恆定的/平穩的速度▸➤average, normal平均/正常速度➤increased加快的速度➤operating, processing, processor, running運轉/處理/處理器/運行速度◇the increase in processor speeds for home computers家用計算機處理器速度的提升◇The machinery is regulated to a safe running speed.這台機器調到了安全的運行速度。➤broadband, connection, download寬帶/鏈接/下載速度◇We offer subscribers a download speed of 8 MB.我們為用戶提供 8 兆字節的下載速度。➤cruising, flying巡航/飛行速度➤supersonic超音速◇jets flying at supersonic speed超音速噴氣式飛機➤traffic (especially BrE) , etc.車流等速度▸➤air, wind風速➤engine發動機轉速➤shutter快門速度◇The camera will choose a fast shutter speed.照相機將選擇較快的快門速度。... OF SPEED➤burst一陣速度的爆發◇The Kenyan runner put on a sudden burst of speed over the last 50 yards.肯尼亞運動員在最後 50 碼突然加速。➤rate (NAmE) 速率◇He was traveling at a high rate of speed.他正以高速行駛。VERB + SPEED➤attain, reach到達⋯的速度◇The car reaches a speed of 60 miles per hour within five seconds.這款車能在 5 秒鐘之內提速到每小時 60 英里。➤build up, gain, gather, increase, pick up加速;提速◇The train pulled out of the station, slowly gathering speed.火車駛出車站,慢慢開始加速。➤lose失速▸➤kill, reduce減速;降速◇Motorists are asked to reduce their speed in wet conditions.要求駕駛員雨天行車要減慢速度。➤maintain保持速度◇The boat maintained a steady speed while the sea was calm.大海風平浪靜的時候,船保持平穩的速度。➤move at, run at, travel at以⋯速度移動/行駛/行進◇The glacier moves at an average speed of about six feet per day.冰川以平均每天 6 英尺的速度移動。◇Radio waves travel at the speed of light.無線電波以光速傳播。➤measure測量速度SPEED + VERB➤increase加速▸➤decrease減速SPEED + NOUN➤control, reduction, restriction (especially BrE) 速度控制;減速;限速▸➤record速度紀錄◇He set a new land speed record in this car.他開這輛車創了陸地行駛速度的新紀錄。➤bump, hump (BrE) 減速帶▸➤camera, trap超速行車監視攝像機;汽車超速監視區PREPOSITION➤at speed (= fast)高速地◇The car was moving at speed when the accident happened.事故發生時,這輛車正高速行駛。◇at lightning speed以閃電般的速度➤in speed在速度上◇a significant increase in speed速度的顯著提高➤with speed以⋯速度◇Hedgehogs, though small, can move with surprising speed.刺猬儘管很小,但動起來速度驚人。➤speed of⋯速度◇The ships have a maximum speed of 18 knots.這些船的最快速度是 18 節。PHRASES➤at full speed, full speed以最快速度;全速◇He was running at full speed when a tendon snapped in his leg.他正全速奔跑時,腿部的一條肌腱斷裂了。➤full speed ahead全速前行◇The boat can be brought to a stop from full speed ahead within her own length.這艘船可以在一個船身的距離內從全速航行中停下來。➤the speed of light, the speed of sound光速;聲速◇Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound.協和飛機以兩倍聲速飛越大西洋。➤a turn of speed (BrE) 緊急加速(性能)◇For a small car it has a good turn of speed.對小型轎車來說,這輛車的緊急加速性能挺不錯。
speed noun ⇨speed (excessive speed)⇨rate1 (at top speed)speed verb ⇨accelerate (speed the development of sth)⇨fly2 (He sped away on his bike.)speed
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speed ♦︎ velocity ♦︎ haste ♦︎ rapidityThese are all words that can be used when sth happens, travels or is done very quickly.这些词均表示快速、迅速。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆increasing speed / velocity / rapidity◆great speed / haste / rapidity◆maximum / constant speed / velocity◆reckless speed / haste◆alarming / amazing / bewildering / remarkable speed / rapidity◆to measure speed / velocity■speed [uncountable] the quality of being quick or happening quickly快;迅速◆The accident was due to excessive speed.那次事故的原因是速度过快。◆She was overtaken by the speed of events(= things happened more quickly than she expected).事态发展之快是她始料不及的。◆ (formal) The car flashed past them at speed.那汽车从他们身边疾驰而过。 see also speed ⇨ rate1, speedy ⇨ quick■velocity vəˈlɒsəti; NAmEvəˈlɑːsəti [uncountable, countable] (technical术语orformal) the speed of sth in a particular direction; high speed(沿某一方向的)速度;高速;快速◆to gain / lose velocity加速;减速◆Light travels at a constant velocity.光以恒定速度传播。◆Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.美洲豹跑起来速度惊人。■haste [uncountable] (formal) speed in doing sth, especially because you do not have enough time急速;匆忙;仓促◆In her haste to finish on time she made a number of mistakes.她急急忙忙想按时完工,结果出了一些错误。◆The letter had clearly been written in haste.这封信显然是仓促写就的。 see also hasten ⇨ hurry, hasty ⇨ quick■rapidityrəˈpɪdəti [uncountable] the fact of happening or changing very quickly or in a short period of time快速;高速◆These changes happen with extreme rapidity.这些变化是以极快的速度发生的。 see also rapid ⇨ quick