decelerate

英 [ˌdiːˈseləreɪt]

美 [ˌdiːˈseləreɪt]

v.  (使)减速行驶; 降低运行速度; (使)减缓，变慢

现在分词：decelerating　过去分词：decelerated　复数：decelerates　过去式：decelerated　第三人称单数：decelerates　

TEM8

BNC.34913 / COCA.22875

牛津词典

verb

• （使）减速行驶；降低运行速度
  to reduce the speed at which a vehicle is travelling
• （使）减缓，变慢
  to become or make sth become slower
  1. Economic growth decelerated sharply in June.
     六月份经济增长大幅度减缓。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 降低速度;减速行驶（或动转）
  When a vehicle or machinedeceleratesor when someone in a vehicledecelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
  1. ...the sensation of the train decelerating.
     列车正在减速的感觉
• VERB (通货膨胀、经济增长等的速度)减缓，放慢
  When the rate of something such as inflation or economic growthdecelerates, it slows down.
  1. Inflation has decelerated remarkably over the past two years.
     过去的两年里通货膨胀已经明显放缓。

英英释义

verb

• reduce the speed of
  1. He slowed down the car
  Synonym:slow down
• lose velocity
  1. The car decelerated
  Synonym:slowslow downslow upretard

双语例句

• It is true that trend growth tends to slow the more that countries approach the technology frontier and their expansions decelerate to match that of the rich economies.
  没错，当一国更加接近技术边界、其经济减速从而与富裕经济体步调一致时，趋势增长就会放缓。
• That suggests the Bank's stance will now be closer to that of the European Central Bank, which has held interest rates every month since June last year and still believes inflation will decelerate only gradually.
  这意味着英国央行的立场目前更接近于欧洲央行（ECB）。自去年6月以来，欧洲央行每个月都维持利率不变，而且目前仍然相信，通胀率将会减速，但过程较为漫长。
• US petroleum stockpiles are at their highest levels since the early 1980s, the energy department revealed this week, and the rapid rebound in demand from the recessionary lows of a year ago has begun to decelerate.
  美国能源部上周公布，美国的石油库存正处于上世纪80年代初以来的最高水平。美国石油需求从一年前经济衰退期间的低谷快速反弹的势头也已开始减缓。
• Economic growth is set to decelerate, while tightening will move up a gear.
  中国的经济增长将会减速，而紧缩力度将加大。
• A key issue for frontal impacts in smaller cars is controlling the occupants ′ forward motion so that they decelerate to a stop within acceptable limits.
  小型汽车正面碰撞的一个关键问题是控制乘客的前移，令他们在可接受的极限速度内减速停止。
• Widely watched indices of manufacturing and service sector activity for the US due for release this week are likely to confirm that the American economy continues to decelerate.
  本周，美国将发布广受关注的制造业和服务业活动指数，这些数据有可能证实，美国经济正继续减速。
• As the body uncoils each segment should stop ( decelerate) as the next body segment accelerates.
  正如身体解盘绕一般，当下一个身体片段加速的时候，当前的每一个片段应该停止（减速）。
• At Ogilvy& Mather, the advertising agency, employees have continuing career conversations with supervisors and team members, and many executives accelerate or decelerate their careers over time.
  在广告代理公司奥美（ogilvy&mather），员工和其主管及团队成员会不断进行职业生涯方面的对话，很多经理人不时为他们的职业生涯加速或减速。
• A number of measures of inflation in the US have already started to decelerate, indicating that companies are absorbing input price increases into margins.
  在美国，多项通胀指标已经开始减速，表明公司都在压缩利润率以吸收增加的成本。
• Lifting the head makes you decelerate, and that is just the opposite of what you wanna do of the finish.
  抬头使你减速，这跟你冲刺的目的是背道而驰的。