speeding

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. (Instance of) acceleration. countable
    — […] a hearing, with a file of orders in the solicitor's bundle, as big as the common-prayer-book, for commissions, injunctions, publications, speedings, delayings, and other interlocutories; all dear ware to the client in every respect.
  2. Driving faster than the legal speed limit. uncountable
    — He was fined $100 for speeding.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of speed form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Travelling very fast; moving at speed. not-comparable
  2. Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists). not-comparable
    — We were overtaken on the inside by a speeding motorcyclist.
  3. Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines. not-comparable
    — Bob Dylan composed “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” on our floor, and a speeding Edie Sedgwick was said to have set her room on fire while gluing on her thick false eyelashes by candlelight.

词形变化

speedings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
speedingly antispeeding hydrospeeding speeding ticket

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English speed
English -ing
English speeding
From speed + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English speed
English -ing
English speeding
From speed + -ing.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English speed
English -ing
English speeding
From speed + -ing.
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