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hasty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hast·y /ˈheɪsti/ adjective  1 HURRYCARELESSdone in a hurry, especially with bad results 匆忙的;仓促的 SYN hurried He soon regretted his hasty decision. 他很快就对自己仓促作出的决定感到后悔了。 a hasty breakfast 匆忙吃下的一顿早餐see thesaurus at fast2 be hasty to do something too soon, without careful enough thought 着急,草率行事 Let’s not be hasty – sit down for a moment. 我们别急,坐一会儿。
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hastyI think I may have been a little hasty about firing him.I don't want to make hasty and furtive love with you.The method of reproducing the copies is hasty and inaccurate, so defects accumulate especially fast there.Dean arrived, hurrying, while Major and I were having a hasty breakfast.Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions.He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.""I have to go now, '' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.Most of the other students were too cool to have done anything hasty like purchase the books for the course.A hasty plan for accomplishing this came into my mind.They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.
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hasty
hasty /ˈheɪsti/ adjective
1. done in a hurry, especially with bad results
   SYN  hurried:
    He soon regretted his hasty decision.
    a hasty breakfast
2. be hasty to do something too soon, without careful enough thought:
    Let’s not be hasty – sit down for a moment.


hastyBrE /ˈheɪsti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪsti/ 🔊 adjective (hasti·er, hasti·est) said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results 匆忙的;仓促而就的;草率的 SYN hurried a hasty departure/meal/farewell急急忙忙的离去/用餐/辞别Let's not make any hasty decisions. 我们不要匆忙作决定。🔊🔊~ in doing sth (of a person ) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought 仓促行事;草率作出决定;考虑不周密Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer. 我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。🔊🔊beat a (hasty) reˈtreatto go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant (仓促)逃走;(慌忙)撤退 hasti·ly BrE /ˈheɪstɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪstɪli/ 🔊 adverbPerhaps I spoke too hastily. 或许我说话太急了些。🔊🔊She hastily changed the subject. 她匆匆换了个话题。🔊🔊