hasty

adjective

/ˈheɪsti/

(comparative hastier, superlative hastiest)

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said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results匆忙的；仓促而就的；草率的 synonym hurried
- a hasty departure/meal/farewell急急忙忙的离去／用餐／辞别
- We made a hasty departure.我们匆忙离开了。
- The army beat a hasty retreat.部队仓惶撤退。
- Let's not make any hasty decisions.我们不要匆忙作决定。
- She regretted her hasty words the moment she’d spoken.那些不假思索的话一出口她便后悔了。
hasty in doing something (of a person人) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought仓促行事；草率作出决定；考虑不周密
- Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hasti, hastif, from haste(noun), haster (verb), of Germanic origin.

Idioms

beat a (hasty) retreat

to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid something unpleasant（仓促）逃走；（慌忙）撤退
- I decided to beat a hasty retreat.我决定赶紧离开。