/ˈræpɪd ||; ˈræpɪd/adj
happening very quickly or moving with great speed 快速的;快捷的;迅速的:
She made rapid progress and was soon the best in the class.她进步很快,不久便成为班上成绩最好的学生。 ➔rapidity /rəˈpɪdəti ||; rəˈpɪdətɪ/ noun [U] (formal 正式)
The rapidity of change has astonished most people.转变之快令大部份人感到惊讶。 ➔rapidlyadv
rapidrapidrapidsrapiderrapidestadjectivehappening or moving very quickly: She made rapid progress and was soon the best in the class.oppositeslow▶ rapidlyadverb: The snow rapidly disappeared.