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hasteBrE /heɪst/NAmE /heɪst/ noun [U] (formal) speed in doing sth, especially because you do not have enough time 急速；匆忙；仓促 SYN hurry ◆In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes. 她急急忙忙想按时完工，结果出了不少错。◆The letter had clearly been written in haste. 这封信明显是在匆忙中写的。◆After his first wife died, he married again with almost indecent haste. 他的第一任妻子死后，他几乎是迫不及待地就再婚了。◆(old-fashioned) She made haste to open the door. 她急忙打开门。 ●ˌmore ˈhaste, ˌless ˈspeed(BrE, saying) you will finish doing sth sooner if you do not try to do it too quickly because you will make fewer mistakes 欲速则不达●marry in ˈhaste (, repent at ˈleisure)(saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake 草草结婚后悔多 |