rapid
Definitions
Happening or moving very quickly; fast.
迅速的；快速的。
A fast-flowing, turbulent stretch of a river (usually plural: rapids).
（河中的）急流、湍流（通常用复数 rapids）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrapid is the Latin adjective rapidus ('swift') borrowed almost unchanged. rapidus itself came from rapere, 'to seize, carry off' — so the original sense was speed with grabbing force, like a current that snatches things downstream. Everyday English keeps just the speed (rapid growth), but the noun use ('a rapid', usually 'rapids') still carries the old image of water that seizes and sweeps.
Root rapid still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.rapid growth快速增长
- 2.rapid change急剧变化
- 3.rapid development快速发展
- 4.rapid response快速响应
- 5.rapid decline急剧下降
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company saw rapid growth in its first two years.
- 2.
A rapid response from the fire crew saved the building.
- 3.
Climate change is causing rapid melting of the glaciers.
- 4.
The kayakers paddled hard through a churning rapid.
Synonym Comparison
- rapid — fast and often sweeping or accelerating; common with growth, change, decline
- quick — short in duration; about doing something in little time (a quick reply)
- fast — high speed, broadest and most informal (a fast car)
- swift — fast and smooth/graceful, more literary (a swift movement)
- speedy — informal, often about a prompt result (a speedy recovery)