The form of the past tense and past participle is sped in meaning 5 but speeded for the phrasal verb. 义项 5 的过去式和过去分词为sped,但在短语动词中则为 speeded。
1 N-VAR (运动、运行的)速度,速率 The speed of something is the rate at which it moves or travels. (运动、运行的)速度,速率
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He drove off at high speed.
他驱车飞驰而去。
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With this type of camera, the shutter speed is fixed.
对这类相机而言,快门的速度是固定的。
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An electrical pulse in a wire travels close to the speed of light.
电线里的电脉冲以接近光速的速度传输。
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Wind speeds reached force five.
风速达到 5 级。
SYN rate, pace, momentum, tempo
2 N-COUNT (某事发生或进展的)速度,进度 The speed of something is the rate at which it happens or is done. (某事发生或进展的)速度,进度
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In the late 1850s the speed of technological change quickened.
19 世纪 50 年代末期,技术变革的速度加快了。
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Each learner can proceed at his own speed.
每一位学习者都可以按自己的进度学习。
SYN rate, pace, momentum, tempo
3 N-UNCOUNT (指运动、运行的)高速,快速 Speed is very fast movement or travel. (指运动、运行的)高速,快速
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Speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics.
速度是所有田径运动项目的关键要素。
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He put on a burst of speed.
他突然加速了。
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The car is quite noisy at speed.
这辆车高速行驶时噪音很大。
SYN velocity, swiftness, acceleration, precipitation
4 N-UNCOUNT (指某事发生或进展时的)高速,快速 Speed is a very fast rate at which something happens or is done. (指某事发生或进展时的)高速,快速
SYN swiftness, rush, hurry, expedition
5 VERB (尤指坐车)快速行进 If you speed somewhere, you move or travel there quickly, usually in a vehicle. (尤指坐车)快速行进
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Trains will speed through the Channel Tunnel at 186mph. [VERB prep./adv.]
火车将以每小时 186 英里的速度快速穿过海峡隧道。
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The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. [VERB prep./adv.]
我一路高速行驶时,发动机的噪音只提高了一点点。
SYN race, rush, hurry, zoom
6 VERB [usually cont] (驾车者)超速行驶 Someone who is speeding is driving a vehicle faster than the legal speed limit. (驾车者)超速行驶
SYN exceed the speed limit, drive too fast, break the speed limit
7 N-UNCOUNT 安非他明(一种兴奋剂) Speed is an illegal drug such as amphetamine which some people take to increase their energy and excitement. 安非他明(一种兴奋剂) [informal]
9 to pick up speed→see: pick
10 PHRASE 掌握最新情况的 If you are up to speed, you have all the most recent information that you need about something. 掌握最新情况的
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A day has been set aside to bring all councillors up to speed on the proposal.
已经确定了一个日子,届时将向所有的市政委员汇报有关该建议的最新进展情况。
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Those in charge deluded themselves they were up to speed.
那些负责人自以为掌握了最新情况。
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