accelerate

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster. 使加速; 加速
Growth will accelerate to 2.9 percent next year. 增長明年將加快到2.9%。
2. V-I When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster. 加速
Suddenly the car accelerated. 突然車加速了。

The driver accelerated on the bend and appeared to lose control of the vehicle .
We watched as the motorbike accelerated away into the distance .
The van driver accelerated every time I tried to overtake him.
Anne gripped my hand as the plane began accelerating along the runway .
You have to accelerate gradually as you run down the track , and then take a big jump .