speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time 急速；匆忙；仓促 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。 - in haste
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。 Why all the haste? 为什么这么匆忙？ - (old-fashioned)
She made haste to open the door. 她急忙打开门。
Extra ExamplesI had to make haste if I wasn't to be late. 要想不迟到，我必须得赶紧。 In his haste to get home, he forgot to go to the library. 他急着赶回家，结果忘了去图书馆。 She worked with frantic haste. 她手忙脚乱地干活。 The ships were ordered to sea with all haste. 船只奉命立刻出海。 They approached without haste. 他们不紧不慢地靠了过来。 They obviously left in great haste. 显然他们离开得很仓促。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- indecent
- undue
- …
- make
- in haste
- in your haste
- with haste
- …
- with all haste
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French haste (noun), haster (verb), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
marry in haste (, repent at leisure)
- (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
more haste, less speed
- (British English, saying)
you will finish doing something sooner if you do not try to do it too quickly because you will make fewer mistakes 欲速则不达