rap‧id W3 / ræpəd, ræpɪd / 形容词

happening or done very quickly and in a very short time → fast , quick :

The patient made a rapid recovery.

rapid growth/expansion/development/increase

rapid population growth

a period of rapid decline

He fired three times in rapid succession (= one after another ) .

— rapidity / rəpɪdəti, rəpɪdɪti / 名词 [不可数名词] :

Their debts mounted with alarming rapidity.

COLLOCATIONS

名词

rapid growth/expansion/development The industry is experiencing rapid growth.

a rapid increase/rise The country cannot cope with a rapid increase in population.

rapid change The labour market has undergone a period of rapid change over the last few years.

the rapid spread of something Close contact between people resulted in the rapid spread of the disease.

a rapid decline/deterioration These parasites cause a rapid decline in the health of the fish.

rapid progress Both Tom and Victoria had made rapid progress under his guidance.

a rapid response He praised state health authorities for their rapid response to the crisis.

短语

at a rapid rate/pace Deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate as a result of agricultural development.

in rapid succession (= quickly, one after the other ) Pictures of a man were flashed upon the screen in rapid succession.