hasten
/ˈheɪsən/verb
no obj., with infinitive
1- be quick to do something赶紧, 急忙：
he hastened to refute the assertion.
他急忙反驳这种说法。
1.1
- with adverbial of direction move or travel hurriedly匆忙赶去：
we hastened back to Paris.
我们急忙赶回巴黎。
1.2
- with obj. cause (something, especially something undesirable) to happen sooner than it otherwise would使（某事, 尤指不好的事）加速来到（或发生）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: extended form of HASTE, on the pattern of verbs in -EN1 .