- [uncountable, singular] acceleration (in something)
an increase in how fast something happens 加速;加快 an acceleration in the rate of economic growth 經濟增長加速
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectc2There has been a rapid acceleration in the growth of industry. 工業一直在快速發展。 the acceleration of global warming 全球變暖的加速
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- sudden
- gradual
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- acceleration in
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the rate at which a vehicle increases speed (車輛)加速能力,加速的幅度 a car with good acceleration 加速性能良好的汽車 acceleration from 0–60 mph in 11.2 seconds 11.2秒内從0-60英裏/小時加速 This model has the best acceleration of any available sports car. 這款車的加速性能是現有跑車中最好的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- good
- poor
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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
- …
- acceleration in
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin acceleratio(n-), from accelerare ‘hasten’, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.