"pick up speed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 加快速度

Definition

开始变得更快，或加速，常用于形容交通工具、人或过程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可用于描述运动交通工具的速度加快，也常见于比喻进展加快。口语常用，正式场合可用'加速'代替。

Examples

The train began to pick up speed after leaving the station.

火车离开车站后开始**加快速度**。

You should pick up speed if you want to catch the bus.

如果你想赶上公交车，应该**加快速度**。

The runner started to pick up speed in the last lap.

跑步者在最后一圈开始**加快速度**。

Things really picked up speed once we got everyone working together.

一旦大家一起努力，事情就真的**加快速度**了。

I started slow, but after a while I picked up speed and finished the project faster than I thought.

我一开始很慢，但后来**加快了速度**，项目完成得比想象中还快。

As the story went on, the plot really picked up speed and became exciting.

故事继续发展时，情节真的**加快了速度**，变得很精彩。