breakneck speed

/ˈbreɪknɛk spiːd/· 固定短语

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breakneck speed
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Chinese meaning

极jí快kuài的de速sù度dù,飞fēi快kuài地de

快kuài到dào能néng摔shuāi断duàn脖bó子zi的de速sù度dù

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太tài阳yáng能néng投tóu资zī逆nì势shì保bǎo持chí极jí快kuài增zēng长zhǎng

Example

Global renewable energy investment fell to $327.5 billion in the first half of 2026, down 21% from a 2024 peak — but solar continues to grow at breakneck speed.

2026年nián上shàng半bàn年nián全quán球qiú可kě再zài生shēng能néng源yuán投tóu资zī降jiàng至zhì3275亿yì美měi元yuán,较jiào2024年nián峰fēng值zhí下xià降jiàng21%——但dàn太tài阳yáng能néng投tóu资zī仍réng在zài以yǐ极jí快kuài的de速sù度dù增zēng长zhǎng。

Source: Semafor · 27 Aug 2026

Background ✎

报bào告gào显xiǎn示shì全quán球qiú可kě再zài生shēng能néng源yuán投tóu资zī整zhěng体tǐ降jiàng温wēn,但dàn太tài阳yáng能néng一yī枝zhī独dú秀xiù,逆nì势shì保bǎo持chí飞fēi快kuài的de增zēng长zhǎng势shì头tou。

Roots · etymology

字面义为摔断脖子的速度,复合构词

  • break(打破)+ neck(脖子)+ speed(速度)

Collocations

  • at breakneck speed/breakneck pace/grow at breakneck speed

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