- [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 effectc2There 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
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- acceleration in
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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0-60英里/小时加速 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
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physics 物理 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
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- acceleration in
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin acceleratio(n-), from accelerare ‘hasten’, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.