hasten
hasten
verb
verb
- [no obj., with infinitive]be quick to do something
赶紧，急忙
he hastened to refute the assertion.
他急忙反驳这种说法。
■[with adverbial of direction]move or travel hurriedly
匆忙赶去
we hastened back to Paris.
我们急忙赶回巴黎。
■[with obj.]cause (something, especially something undesirable) to happen sooner than it otherwise would
使（某事，尤指不好的事）加速来到（或发生）
- mid 16th cent.: extended form of haste, on the pattern of verbs in -en
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