| [/ˈræpɪd; ˋræpɪd/] adj 用法: 1 (a) moving or acting with great speed; fast 迅速的; 快的: a rapid pulse, heartbeat 过快的脉搏、 心搏 *  ask several questions in rapid succession 快速连续提出几个问题 *  the rapid to-and-fro movements of a piston 活塞快速的往复运动.  (b) happening in a short time; prompt 短时间内发生的; 敏捷的: a rapid decline in sales 销售额的急剧下降 *  Cats have rapid reflexes. 猫的反应很敏捷. 用法: 2  (of a slope) descending steeply (指斜坡)陡的. 用法: 3 (idm 习语) make great/rapid strides => stride n.  |