English主要词典
rapid
Universal Words
adjective
1 [usuallybeforenoun] happening in a short period of time:
rapid change / expansion / growth * a rapid rise / decline in sales * The patient made a rapid recovery.
2 done or happening very quickly:
a rapid pulse / heartbeat * The guard fired four shots in rapid succession. * The disease is spreading at a rapid rate. -< FAST
rapidity noun [U]:
the rapidity of economic growth * The disease is spreading with alarming rapidity.
rapidly adverb:
a rapidly growing economy * Crime figures are rising rapidly.
