Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1967
rapidly
/ˈræpɪdli/
adverb
快速地；迅速地
核心释义
With speed; quickly.
- 1.
快速地；迅速地
With speed; in a rapid manner.
- 2.
快速移动地
with rapid movements
快速移动地；飞快地；迅速地；赶紧地
用法In use
The city is growing rapidly.
用法提示：“rapidly”作为副词修饰动词“growing”，表示速度很快。
She typed the report rapidly to meet the deadline.
用法提示：“rapidly”修饰动词“typed”，说明打字的速度快。
The temperature dropped rapidly after sunset.
用法提示：“rapidly”修饰动词“dropped”，表示温度下降的速度很快。
verb + rapidly
rapidly 可放在动词后或前，但通常放在系动词或助动词之后、实义动词之前。
The economy is growing rapidly.
经济正在快速增长。
rapidly + adjective
用于修饰表示变化或增长的形容词。
It is a rapidly expanding market.
这是一个迅速扩张的市场。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grow rapidly
- 迅速增长
- The company grew rapidly in its first year.该公司在第一年迅速增长。
- change rapidly
- 迅速变化
- Technology changes rapidly in the modern world.科技在现代世界迅速变化。
- spread rapidly
- 迅速传播
- The news spread rapidly through the village.消息在村里迅速传播。
- expand rapidly
- 迅速扩张
- The city has expanded rapidly over the last decade.这座城市在过去十年中迅速扩张。
- increase rapidly
- 迅速增加
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：rapid（迅速的）像兔子（rabbit）一样快速奔跑，后缀-ly变副词。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于描述动作或变化的速度很快，可用于正式或非正式场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'happily' and 'steadily' share a similar ending but do not rhyme with 'rapidly' as their stressed vowels differ.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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