acceleration
acceleration
ac∙cel∙e∙ra∙tion / əkˌsɛləˈreʃən ; əkˌseləˈreɪʃən /
◙noun
1. [sing., U] a process in which something happens more and more quickly
• 加快，增速:
▪ [+in]
»an acceleration in the rate of inflation
通货膨胀率的加快
▪ [+of]
»the rapid acceleration of economic progress in South East Asia
东南亚经济的快速增长
2. [U] the rate at which a car or other vehicle can go faster
• 〔车辆的〕加速能力，加速性能:
»The latest model has excellent acceleration.
最新的型号加速性能优异。
3. [U] [technical] the rate at which the speed of an object increases
• 加速度
