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| | great speed in doing something because of limited time 匆忙；仓促 | in sb’ s haste to do sth In my haste to escape, I tripped over a fallen branch. 仓促逃跑时，我被落下的树枝绊了一跤。 | |
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| - | haste makes waste/more haste less speed
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| used for saying that if you do something too quickly you are likely to make mistakes |
| 欲速则不达 |
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| - | in haste
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| too quickly , without careful planning or thought |
| 急忙地；草率地 |
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| It is very important that decisions are not taken in haste. 不能草率作出决定，这一点非常重要。 |
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| - | make haste
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| an old expression meaning to hurry to do something |
| （古时用语）赶快，赶紧 |
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