acceleration

acceleration
noun
  1. [mass noun]increase in the rate or speed of something
    加速，加快
    the acceleration of the industrialization process.
    工业化进程的加快。
    [in sing.]an acceleration in the divorce rate.
    离婚率上升。
    ■(Physics)the rate of change of velocity per unit of time
    (物理)加速度
    ■a vehicle's capacity to gain speed within a short time
    （汽车的）加速性能
    the three-litre model has spectacular acceleration.
    三升型车具有卓越的加速性能。
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin acceleratio(n-), from accelerare 'hasten' (see accelerate)
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词