Definition of rapid in English:

rapid

adjective ˈrapɪdˈræpəd

1Happening in a short time or at a great rate.
快的，迅速的；迅捷发生（或进行）的
the country's rapid economic decline
该国经济的迅速衰退。
they lost three wickets in rapid succession
他们很快连输三局。
Example sentencesExamples
- The French death rate was falling, but so too was its birth rate, at an unusually rapid rate.
- The economic story of the year has been the rapid and alarming decline of the global economy.
- The combination of a steep drop in interest rates and the rapid rise in household debt has fuelled a surge in lending.
- Gun collecting has really taken off in the last few years and prices are moving up at a rapid rate.
- The surprisingly rapid economic slowdown undermined the performance of companies across all sectors.
- We can no longer use the past to try and predict the future because change occurs at such a rapid rate.
- In 406 the army in Britain elevated the first in a rapid succession of three emperors.
- The rate of industrial growth was very rapid, and the rate of growth of heavy industry remarkable.
- At the same time, the net worth of the wealthiest families has grown at a rapid rate.
- In rapid succession, there were four constitutional amendments to try to plug these holes.
- The company had an excellent staff retention rate, but rapid expansion came at a price.
- Within ten years the economy was booming and it entered the age of very rapid economic growth.
- Therefore, even with low interest rates, a rapid recovery is hard to imagine.
- With the rapid fall in interest rates the desire to purchase an annuity diminished.
- And as the price climbed, it has had two key effects, not dissimilar to a rapid rise in interest rates.
- On the other hand, we only had four or five years of really rapid economic growth.
- On both sides of the Atlantic each culture is in rapid decline and his first priority was to ensure he had recordings of each form of worship.
- My forecast is for that number to continue to grow to at a rapid rate across the coming years.
- What the billions of people who live in the world's poorer countries need is rapid economic growth.
- In rapid succession he won Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth, and occupied Edinburgh.
Synonyms
quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, expeditious, express, brisk, lively, prompt, flying, fleeting, lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop
sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, hurried, hasty, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong
informal p.d.q. (pretty damn quick)
literary fleet
rare alacritous, volant
1. 1.1 (of an action) characterized by great speed.
  （移动，活动）快速的
  they made a rapid exit
  Example sentencesExamples
  His ugly face split into a malicious grin and he bore down upon her with rapid speed.
  As the name indicates, the eyes of the sleeper move back and forth at rapid speed during their sleep.
  She looked up at the horizon and frowned when she saw a dark cloud heading their way at rapid speed.
  Jackson shouted to photographers before making a rapid exit with the children and a woman via the back door of the mall.
  Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year.
  The coffin was borne in by pall-bearers, marching to a rapid, but light step.
  Unencumbered we could make a rapid exit to our wonderful little world of sun and cheap wine.
  Her staff began to spin at such a rapid pace that it began to light up with blue fire.

noun ˈrapɪdˈræpəd

usually rapids

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.
急流，湍滩
those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids
Example sentencesExamples
- It is called the Fall Line because as streams flow across it they sometimes form waterfalls or rapids.
- There was a large river with rapids in front where you could see women doing their washing along the river.
- Of course, few things beat the thrill of taking a craft out on the white water and shooting the rapids.
- But for a decade now his work has explored bodies of water: swelling seas, river rapids and estuaries.
- As the river turned into rapids, the princess grabbed her companion and hauled her back on board.
- These predators are excluded from upstream tributaries by rapids and barrier waterfalls.
- Their hopes were soon dashed by the many waterfalls and rapids encountered on their journey upstream from Saigon.
- There are river rapids along this trail with jumping fish and diving otters.
- We could not see the other side and we had no boats that could brave the river rapids.
- Water splashed into my mouth as the wild river rapids threw me this way and that.
- There were places where the seawater actually boiled, like river rapids.
- Mountain enthusiasts can choose to feel the chill of high-altitude lakes or brave the rapids of the unspoilt river.
- The captain turned the ship to the starboard side, bracing the crew for the rapids and falls ahead.
- Then we saw iron rings in the rock, through which river steamer crews ran ropes to help them across the rapids.
- It was mostly a flatwater river, she reported, with the rapids concentrated in the first few days.
- They got out, scrambled up the ridge for a better look, and saw rapids but no falls that looked too large to navigate.
- Gill nets are not only stretched across the river but are also between rocky out crops where rapids exist in the river.
- The Lao-Nong River has some challenging rapids that will put Ironman contestants to the test next week.
- Guides lead the party down river to negotiate the rapids and climb the rocks that block the way.
- Dealing with white water rapids is another matter altogether and something best left to the experts.
Synonyms
waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge, outpouring, white water, fountain, shower, avalanche

Derivatives

rapidness

noun ˈrapɪdnəsˈræpədnəs

I consider the gameplay speed of Halo 2 to be just perfect for online playing compared to the vertigo-inducing rapidness of Doom 3.
Example sentencesExamples
- He said that the government had prioritized the sale of ‘technology driven’ companies because of the rapidness of change in technology.
- When we look at your paintings, the latest ones at least, there's a sense of rapidness, of spontaneity.
- The following section describes those experiments showing the dramatic effect of rapidness of flow rate changes on the dynamics of this system.
- As I listened to the steady in-and-out of my own breathing, and the increasing rapidness of my heartbeat, I wished, for a moment in time, that Kerwin would kiss me.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin rapidus, from rapere 'take by force'.

rape from Late Middle English:
This originally referred to the violent seizure of property, and later to the carrying off of a woman by force. It comes via Anglo-Norman French from Latin rapere ‘seize’, also the source of the word rapacious and rapid [both M17th], and of rapt (Late Middle English) and rapture (late 16th century), when you are carried away by your feelings. In Old French repere was changed to ravir, source of ravish (Middle English). The plant name, rape, originally referred to the turnip. It is from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’.

Rhymes

sapid, vapid

Definition of rapid in US English:

rapid

adjectiveˈrapədˈræpəd

1Happening in a short time or at a fast pace.
快的，迅速的；迅捷发生（或进行）的
the country's rapid economic decline
该国经济的迅速衰退。
he was disposing of wives in rapid succession
Example sentencesExamples
- What the billions of people who live in the world's poorer countries need is rapid economic growth.
- On both sides of the Atlantic each culture is in rapid decline and his first priority was to ensure he had recordings of each form of worship.
- The surprisingly rapid economic slowdown undermined the performance of companies across all sectors.
- And as the price climbed, it has had two key effects, not dissimilar to a rapid rise in interest rates.
- The French death rate was falling, but so too was its birth rate, at an unusually rapid rate.
- The company had an excellent staff retention rate, but rapid expansion came at a price.
- My forecast is for that number to continue to grow to at a rapid rate across the coming years.
- On the other hand, we only had four or five years of really rapid economic growth.
- The rate of industrial growth was very rapid, and the rate of growth of heavy industry remarkable.
- Within ten years the economy was booming and it entered the age of very rapid economic growth.
- With the rapid fall in interest rates the desire to purchase an annuity diminished.
- We can no longer use the past to try and predict the future because change occurs at such a rapid rate.
- In rapid succession, there were four constitutional amendments to try to plug these holes.
- In rapid succession he won Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth, and occupied Edinburgh.
- The combination of a steep drop in interest rates and the rapid rise in household debt has fuelled a surge in lending.
- Gun collecting has really taken off in the last few years and prices are moving up at a rapid rate.
- Therefore, even with low interest rates, a rapid recovery is hard to imagine.
- In 406 the army in Britain elevated the first in a rapid succession of three emperors.
- At the same time, the net worth of the wealthiest families has grown at a rapid rate.
- The economic story of the year has been the rapid and alarming decline of the global economy.
Synonyms
quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, expeditious, express, brisk, lively, prompt, flying, fleeting, lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop
1. 1.1 (of movement or activity) characterized by great speed.
  （移动，活动）快速的
  his breathing was rapid and jerky
  他呼吸急促且伴有抽搐。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The coffin was borne in by pall-bearers, marching to a rapid, but light step.
  As the name indicates, the eyes of the sleeper move back and forth at rapid speed during their sleep.
  Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year.
  His ugly face split into a malicious grin and he bore down upon her with rapid speed.
  Unencumbered we could make a rapid exit to our wonderful little world of sun and cheap wine.
  Jackson shouted to photographers before making a rapid exit with the children and a woman via the back door of the mall.
  She looked up at the horizon and frowned when she saw a dark cloud heading their way at rapid speed.
  Her staff began to spin at such a rapid pace that it began to light up with blue fire.

nounˈrapədˈræpəd

usually rapids

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.
急流，湍滩
Example sentencesExamples
- Water splashed into my mouth as the wild river rapids threw me this way and that.
- Of course, few things beat the thrill of taking a craft out on the white water and shooting the rapids.
- Gill nets are not only stretched across the river but are also between rocky out crops where rapids exist in the river.
- As the river turned into rapids, the princess grabbed her companion and hauled her back on board.
- There are river rapids along this trail with jumping fish and diving otters.
- Then we saw iron rings in the rock, through which river steamer crews ran ropes to help them across the rapids.
- They got out, scrambled up the ridge for a better look, and saw rapids but no falls that looked too large to navigate.
- Their hopes were soon dashed by the many waterfalls and rapids encountered on their journey upstream from Saigon.
- The Lao-Nong River has some challenging rapids that will put Ironman contestants to the test next week.
- We could not see the other side and we had no boats that could brave the river rapids.
- It was mostly a flatwater river, she reported, with the rapids concentrated in the first few days.
- Guides lead the party down river to negotiate the rapids and climb the rocks that block the way.
- There were places where the seawater actually boiled, like river rapids.
- The captain turned the ship to the starboard side, bracing the crew for the rapids and falls ahead.
- Mountain enthusiasts can choose to feel the chill of high-altitude lakes or brave the rapids of the unspoilt river.
- But for a decade now his work has explored bodies of water: swelling seas, river rapids and estuaries.
- Dealing with white water rapids is another matter altogether and something best left to the experts.
- There was a large river with rapids in front where you could see women doing their washing along the river.
- It is called the Fall Line because as streams flow across it they sometimes form waterfalls or rapids.
- These predators are excluded from upstream tributaries by rapids and barrier waterfalls.
Synonyms
waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge, outpouring, white water, fountain, shower, avalanche

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin rapidus, from rapere ‘take by force’.

单词	rapid
释义	Definition of rapid in English: rapid adjective ˈrapɪdˈræpəd 1Happening in a short time or at a great rate. 快的，迅速的；迅捷发生（或进行）的 the country's rapid economic decline 该国经济的迅速衰退。 they lost three wickets in rapid succession 他们很快连输三局。 Example sentencesExamples The French death rate was falling, but so too was its birth rate, at an unusually rapid rate. The economic story of the year has been the rapid and alarming decline of the global economy. The combination of a steep drop in interest rates and the rapid rise in household debt has fuelled a surge in lending. Gun collecting has really taken off in the last few years and prices are moving up at a rapid rate. The surprisingly rapid economic slowdown undermined the performance of companies across all sectors. We can no longer use the past to try and predict the future because change occurs at such a rapid rate. In 406 the army in Britain elevated the first in a rapid succession of three emperors. The rate of industrial growth was very rapid, and the rate of growth of heavy industry remarkable. At the same time, the net worth of the wealthiest families has grown at a rapid rate. In rapid succession, there were four constitutional amendments to try to plug these holes. The company had an excellent staff retention rate, but rapid expansion came at a price. Within ten years the economy was booming and it entered the age of very rapid economic growth. Therefore, even with low interest rates, a rapid recovery is hard to imagine. With the rapid fall in interest rates the desire to purchase an annuity diminished. And as the price climbed, it has had two key effects, not dissimilar to a rapid rise in interest rates. On the other hand, we only had four or five years of really rapid economic growth. On both sides of the Atlantic each culture is in rapid decline and his first priority was to ensure he had recordings of each form of worship. My forecast is for that number to continue to grow to at a rapid rate across the coming years. What the billions of people who live in the world's poorer countries need is rapid economic growth. In rapid succession he won Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth, and occupied Edinburgh. Synonyms quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, expeditious, express, brisk, lively, prompt, flying, fleeting, lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, hurried, hasty, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong informal p.d.q. (pretty damn quick) literary fleet rare alacritous, volant 1.1 (of an action) characterized by great speed. （移动，活动）快速的 they made a rapid exit Example sentencesExamples His ugly face split into a malicious grin and he bore down upon her with rapid speed. As the name indicates, the eyes of the sleeper move back and forth at rapid speed during their sleep. She looked up at the horizon and frowned when she saw a dark cloud heading their way at rapid speed. Jackson shouted to photographers before making a rapid exit with the children and a woman via the back door of the mall. Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year. The coffin was borne in by pall-bearers, marching to a rapid, but light step. Unencumbered we could make a rapid exit to our wonderful little world of sun and cheap wine. Her staff began to spin at such a rapid pace that it began to light up with blue fire. noun ˈrapɪdˈræpəd usually rapids A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river. 急流，湍滩 those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids Example sentencesExamples It is called the Fall Line because as streams flow across it they sometimes form waterfalls or rapids. There was a large river with rapids in front where you could see women doing their washing along the river. Of course, few things beat the thrill of taking a craft out on the white water and shooting the rapids. But for a decade now his work has explored bodies of water: swelling seas, river rapids and estuaries. As the river turned into rapids, the princess grabbed her companion and hauled her back on board. These predators are excluded from upstream tributaries by rapids and barrier waterfalls. Their hopes were soon dashed by the many waterfalls and rapids encountered on their journey upstream from Saigon. There are river rapids along this trail with jumping fish and diving otters. We could not see the other side and we had no boats that could brave the river rapids. Water splashed into my mouth as the wild river rapids threw me this way and that. There were places where the seawater actually boiled, like river rapids. Mountain enthusiasts can choose to feel the chill of high-altitude lakes or brave the rapids of the unspoilt river. The captain turned the ship to the starboard side, bracing the crew for the rapids and falls ahead. Then we saw iron rings in the rock, through which river steamer crews ran ropes to help them across the rapids. It was mostly a flatwater river, she reported, with the rapids concentrated in the first few days. They got out, scrambled up the ridge for a better look, and saw rapids but no falls that looked too large to navigate. Gill nets are not only stretched across the river but are also between rocky out crops where rapids exist in the river. The Lao-Nong River has some challenging rapids that will put Ironman contestants to the test next week. Guides lead the party down river to negotiate the rapids and climb the rocks that block the way. Dealing with white water rapids is another matter altogether and something best left to the experts. Synonyms waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge, outpouring, white water, fountain, shower, avalanche Derivatives rapidness noun ˈrapɪdnəsˈræpədnəs I consider the gameplay speed of Halo 2 to be just perfect for online playing compared to the vertigo-inducing rapidness of Doom 3. Example sentencesExamples He said that the government had prioritized the sale of ‘technology driven’ companies because of the rapidness of change in technology. When we look at your paintings, the latest ones at least, there's a sense of rapidness, of spontaneity. The following section describes those experiments showing the dramatic effect of rapidness of flow rate changes on the dynamics of this system. As I listened to the steady in-and-out of my own breathing, and the increasing rapidness of my heartbeat, I wished, for a moment in time, that Kerwin would kiss me. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin rapidus, from rapere 'take by force'. rape from Late Middle English: This originally referred to the violent seizure of property, and later to the carrying off of a woman by force. It comes via Anglo-Norman French from Latin rapere ‘seize’, also the source of the word rapacious and rapid [both M17th], and of rapt (Late Middle English) and rapture (late 16th century), when you are carried away by your feelings. In Old French repere was changed to ravir, source of ravish (Middle English). The plant name, rape, originally referred to the turnip. It is from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’. Rhymes sapid, vapid Definition of rapid in US English: rapid adjectiveˈrapədˈræpəd 1Happening in a short time or at a fast pace. 快的，迅速的；迅捷发生（或进行）的 the country's rapid economic decline 该国经济的迅速衰退。 he was disposing of wives in rapid succession Example sentencesExamples What the billions of people who live in the world's poorer countries need is rapid economic growth. On both sides of the Atlantic each culture is in rapid decline and his first priority was to ensure he had recordings of each form of worship. The surprisingly rapid economic slowdown undermined the performance of companies across all sectors. And as the price climbed, it has had two key effects, not dissimilar to a rapid rise in interest rates. The French death rate was falling, but so too was its birth rate, at an unusually rapid rate. The company had an excellent staff retention rate, but rapid expansion came at a price. My forecast is for that number to continue to grow to at a rapid rate across the coming years. On the other hand, we only had four or five years of really rapid economic growth. The rate of industrial growth was very rapid, and the rate of growth of heavy industry remarkable. Within ten years the economy was booming and it entered the age of very rapid economic growth. With the rapid fall in interest rates the desire to purchase an annuity diminished. We can no longer use the past to try and predict the future because change occurs at such a rapid rate. In rapid succession, there were four constitutional amendments to try to plug these holes. In rapid succession he won Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth, and occupied Edinburgh. The combination of a steep drop in interest rates and the rapid rise in household debt has fuelled a surge in lending. Gun collecting has really taken off in the last few years and prices are moving up at a rapid rate. Therefore, even with low interest rates, a rapid recovery is hard to imagine. In 406 the army in Britain elevated the first in a rapid succession of three emperors. At the same time, the net worth of the wealthiest families has grown at a rapid rate. The economic story of the year has been the rapid and alarming decline of the global economy. Synonyms quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, expeditious, express, brisk, lively, prompt, flying, fleeting, lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop 1.1 (of movement or activity) characterized by great speed. （移动，活动）快速的 his breathing was rapid and jerky 他呼吸急促且伴有抽搐。 Example sentencesExamples The coffin was borne in by pall-bearers, marching to a rapid, but light step. As the name indicates, the eyes of the sleeper move back and forth at rapid speed during their sleep. Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year. His ugly face split into a malicious grin and he bore down upon her with rapid speed. Unencumbered we could make a rapid exit to our wonderful little world of sun and cheap wine. Jackson shouted to photographers before making a rapid exit with the children and a woman via the back door of the mall. She looked up at the horizon and frowned when she saw a dark cloud heading their way at rapid speed. Her staff began to spin at such a rapid pace that it began to light up with blue fire. nounˈrapədˈræpəd usually rapids A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river. 急流，湍滩 Example sentencesExamples Water splashed into my mouth as the wild river rapids threw me this way and that. Of course, few things beat the thrill of taking a craft out on the white water and shooting the rapids. Gill nets are not only stretched across the river but are also between rocky out crops where rapids exist in the river. As the river turned into rapids, the princess grabbed her companion and hauled her back on board. There are river rapids along this trail with jumping fish and diving otters. Then we saw iron rings in the rock, through which river steamer crews ran ropes to help them across the rapids. They got out, scrambled up the ridge for a better look, and saw rapids but no falls that looked too large to navigate. Their hopes were soon dashed by the many waterfalls and rapids encountered on their journey upstream from Saigon. The Lao-Nong River has some challenging rapids that will put Ironman contestants to the test next week. We could not see the other side and we had no boats that could brave the river rapids. It was mostly a flatwater river, she reported, with the rapids concentrated in the first few days. Guides lead the party down river to negotiate the rapids and climb the rocks that block the way. There were places where the seawater actually boiled, like river rapids. The captain turned the ship to the starboard side, bracing the crew for the rapids and falls ahead. Mountain enthusiasts can choose to feel the chill of high-altitude lakes or brave the rapids of the unspoilt river. But for a decade now his work has explored bodies of water: swelling seas, river rapids and estuaries. Dealing with white water rapids is another matter altogether and something best left to the experts. There was a large river with rapids in front where you could see women doing their washing along the river. It is called the Fall Line because as streams flow across it they sometimes form waterfalls or rapids. These predators are excluded from upstream tributaries by rapids and barrier waterfalls. Synonyms waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge, outpouring, white water, fountain, shower, avalanche Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin rapidus, from rapere ‘take by force’.
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