Word · Frequency #8507
hastening
赶快；急忙
hastening is the present participle of hasten.
to move or act quickly; hurry
- 1.
To move or act in a quick fashion.
快速移动或行动
- 2.
To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
使某人加快速度或使某事更快发生
- 3.
To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
使某个计划中的事件提前发生
加快；促进；加紧；快速移动或行动；使某人加快速度或使某事更快发生；使某个计划中的事件提前发生；催促
In use
The moment the thunder started, we hastened to close all the windows.
After the meeting, she hastened to the airport to catch her flight.
He hastened through the crowd, hoping not to miss the beginning of the movie.
hasten to do sth
用于表示急忙或赶紧做某事。
She hastened to apologize for the mistake.
她急忙为错误道歉。
hasten sth
及物用法，表示加快或促进某事。
This treatment will hasten the healing process.
这种治疗会加快愈合过程。
hasten sb to do sth
较少见，表示催促某人做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- hasten to add
- 赶紧补充说
- I hasten to add that I didn't mean to offend anyone.我赶紧补充说，我无意冒犯任何人。
- hasten the process
- 加快进程
- This new technology will hasten the process of data analysis.这项新技术将加快数据分析的进程。
- hasten one's steps
- 加快脚步
- She hastened her steps when she heard the thunder.听到雷声，她加快了脚步。
- hasten the end
- 加速结束
- The scandal hastened the end of his political career.这桩丑闻加速了他政治生涯的结束。
- hasten away
- 急忙离开
- He hastened away without saying goodbye.他没说再见就急忙离开了。
- hasten the development
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hasten 含有 haste（匆忙），意指‘赶快’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：written、formal hasten 属于正式书面词汇，多用于学术或官方语境，在日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words end in 'sten' and are pronounced with the /sən/ sound, rhyming with 'hasten'. The 't' is silent in each case.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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