accelerate

/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/· verb

政治/外交/军事B2

accelerate
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Chinese meaning

加jiā速sù,加jiā快kuài

让ràng速sù度dù变biàn快kuài,推tuī动dòng进jìn程chéng提tí前qián

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军jūn备bèi竞jìng赛sài被bèi战zhàn争zhēng推tuī着zhe越yuè跑pǎo越yuè快kuài

Example

Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones

俄é乌wū战zhàn争zhēng正zhèng在zài加jiā速sù一yī场cháng走zǒu向xiàng全quán自zì主zhǔ无wú人rén机jī的de危wēi险xiǎn竞jìng赛sài。

Source: The Conversation · 22 Sep 2026

Background ✎

俄é乌wū战zhàn争zhēng正zhèng在zài加jiā速sù各gè方fāng研yán发fā全quán自zì主zhǔ无wú人rén机jī的de危wēi险xiǎn竞jìng赛sài。具jù备bèi自zì主zhǔ功gōng能néng的de无wú人rén机jī能néng减jiǎn少shǎo对duì通tōng信xìn链liàn路lù的de依yī赖lài,也yě能néng摆bǎi脱tuō干gān扰rǎo。但dàn文wén章zhāng指zhǐ出chū,这zhè类lèi技jì术shù伴bàn随suí着zhe巨jù大dà的de伦lún理lǐ风fēng险xiǎn。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 ad-(向)+ celerō(加快)

  • ad-(向)+ celer(快)+ -ate(动词后缀)

Collocations

  • accelerate growth / accelerate the process / accelerate towards

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