hastens

英 [ˈheɪsnz]

美 [ˈheɪsnz]

v. 急忙进行; 赶紧说(或做); 促进; 使加快; 赶往(某地)
hasten的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

VERB 加速，加快（常指不愉快的事）
If youhastenan event or process, often an unpleasant one, you make it happen faster or sooner.
1. But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
  但是如果他这样做，就有可能加速自己国家的崩溃。
VERB 急忙;赶快;赶紧
If youhasten todo something, you are quick to do it.
1. She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract.
  她比谁都急着去签了合同。
VERB （为避免他人误会）急忙（补充说）
If youhasten tosay something, you quickly add something to what you have just said in order to prevent it being misunderstood.
1. Naturally, it'll go back. But without Murray's little note, I hasten to add...
  很自然，它会返回。但没有默里的便条，我急忙补充道。
2. 'There's no threat in this, Freddie,' Arnold hastened to say...
  “这不会有什么危险的，弗雷迪，”阿诺德急忙补充了一句。
3. He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
  他急忙向我保证没有什么不快的事情要说。
VERB 赶往;赶去
If youhastensomewhere, you hurry there.
1. One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quicksilver steps towards me.
  他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。