1. | [i] ~ to do sth 急忙进行；赶紧说（或做）to say or do sth without delay |
She saw his frown and hastened to explain. 看到他皱起眉头，她赶紧解释。 | |
He has been described as a ‘charmless bore’─not by me, I hasten to add . 他被说成是“无聊的啰嗦鬼” — 不是我说的，我赶忙加了一句。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 促进；使加快to make sth happen sooner or more quickly |
The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death. 实际上，她所接受的治疗可能加快了她的死亡。 | |
News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office. 这一丑闻肯定加速了他的离任。 |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 赶往（某地）to go or move somewhere quickly |
