[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)加快;(使)增速 If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
[V]
[V n]
Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year...
明年的增长会加快到2.9%。
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。
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[VERB 动词](运动中的车辆)加速 When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster.
[V]
[V prep/adv]
Suddenly the car accelerated...
汽车突然加速。
She accelerated away from the kerb.
她加速驶离了马路牙子。
Oxford
ac·cel·er·ate/əkˈseləreɪt; NAmEəkˈseləreɪt/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to happen or to make sth happen faster or earlier than expected (使)加速,加快◆Inflation continues to accelerate.通货膨胀不断加速。acceleratesth ◆Exposure to the sun can accelerate the ageing process.暴露在日光下会加快老化过程。2[intransitive ](of a vehicle or person 车辆或人)to start to go faster 加速;加快◆The runners accelerated smoothly around the bend.赛跑运动员在转弯处顺势加速。◆The car accelerated to overtake me.那辆汽车加速超过了我。OPP
1[intransitive, transitive] if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect: measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth2[intransitive] if a vehicle or someone who is driving it accelerates, it starts to go fasterOPP decelerate: The car accelerated smoothly away.