expedite
/ˈekspɪdaɪt/verb
with obj.
- make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly加速, 促进(行为, 过程):
he promised to expedite economic reforms.
他承诺加快经济改革的步伐。
派生词
expediter
(亦作expeditor)noun词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'perform quickly'): from Latin expedire 'extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order', from ex- 'out'+pes, ped- 'foot'.