[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]匆忙的;仓促的 A hasty movement, action, or statement is sudden, and often done in reaction to something that has just happened.
[usu ADJ n]
One company is giving its employees airplane tickets in the event they need to make a hasty escape.
一家公司正在给自己的员工发机票,万一需要就紧急撤离。
hastily
'It may be satisfying, but it's not fun.' 'No, I'm sure it's not,' said Virginia hastily. 'I didn't mean that.'
“这可能会让人满意,但却很没趣。”“是的,我知道这很没趣。”弗吉尼娅忙说道,“我不是那个意思。”
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仓促而就的;匆忙结束的 A hasty event or action is one that is completed more quickly than normal.
[usu ADJ n]
After the hasty meal, the men had moved forward to take up their positions.
匆匆忙忙吃过饭后,大家走出来,各就各位。
hastily
He said good night hastily, promising that he would phone Hans in the morning...
他匆匆地道了晚安,答应第二天早上给汉斯打电话。
The survivors were recovering in hastily erected tents.
幸存者们正在仓促搭起的帐篷里逐渐康复。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]鲁莽的;冲动的;草率的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as hasty, you mean that they are acting too quickly, without thinking carefully, for example because they are angry.
[disapproval]
So let's not be hasty. After all, he can't run away...
所以我们不要鲁莽行事。毕竟他是跑不掉的。
A number of the United States' allies had urged him not to take a hasty decision.
美国的一些盟友已力劝他不要急于作决定。
hastily
I decided that nothing should be done hastily, that things had to be sorted out carefully.
我决定不急于行动,先认真理清头绪再说。
Oxford
hasty/ˈheɪsti; NAmEˈheɪsti/adjective(hasti·er,hasti·est)1said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results 匆忙的;仓促而就的;草率的SYN
hurried
◆a hasty departure/meal/farewell急急忙忙的离去╱用餐╱辞别◆Let's not make any hasty decisions.我们不要匆忙做决定。2hastyin doing sth (of a person 人)acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought 仓促行事;草率做出决定;考虑不周密◆Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。IDIOMsee
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v.▶hasti·ly/ˈheɪstɪli; NAmEˈheɪstɪli/adverb◆Perhaps I spoke too hastily.或许我说话太急了些。◆She hastily changed the subject.她匆匆换了个话题。hastyhastierhastiesthasty/ˈheɪsti; NAmEˈheɪsti/hasti·ly/ˈheɪstɪli; NAmEˈheɪstɪli/
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hastyhast‧y /ˈheɪsti/ adjective
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1done in a hurry, especially with bad resultsSYN hurried: He soon regretted his hasty decision. a hasty breakfast► see thesaurus at
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2be hasty to do something too soon, without careful enough thought: Let’s not be hasty – sit down for a moment.
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