ac·cel·er·a·tion
noun/əkˌseləˈreɪʃn/
/əkˌseləˈreɪʃn/
- [uncountable, singular] acceleration (in something) an increase in how fast something happens
加速;加快 - an acceleration in the rate of economic growth
经济增长加速
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectc2- There has been a rapid acceleration in the growth of industry.
工业一直在快速发展。 - the acceleration of global warming
全球变暖的加速
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- sudden
- gradual
- …
- acceleration in
- an acceleration in the rate of economic growth
- [uncountable] the rate at which a vehicle increases speed
(车辆)加速能力,加速的幅度 - a car with good acceleration
加速性能良好的汽车 - acceleration from 0–60 mph in 11.2 seconds
11.2 秒内从 0 加速到 60 英里/小时 - This model has the best acceleration of any available sports car.
这款车的加速性能是现有跑车中最好的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- good
- poor
- …
- a car with good acceleration
- [uncountable] (physics) the rate at which the velocity (= speed in a particular direction) of an object changes
加速度 - acceleration caused by gravity
重力引起的加速度
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- sudden
- gradual
- …
- acceleration in
- acceleration caused by gravity
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin acceleratio(n-), from accelerare ‘hasten’, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.