haste
noun
heɪst
noun
1
great
speed
in
doing
something,
especially
because
you
do
not
have
enough
time
匆忙,仓促;
I
soon
regretted
my
haste.
我很快就对自己的仓促感到后悔。
in
your
haste
to
do
sth
In
his
haste
to
leave,
he
forgot
his
briefcase.
他走得很匆忙,忘了带公文包。
2
in haste
quickly
or
in
a
hurry
[书面或正式] 匆忙地,急忙地
written or formal
They
left
in
haste,
without
even
saying
goodbye.
他们走得很匆忙,连再见都没说。
3
make haste
to
hurry
or
do
something
quickly
[旧] 赶紧,连忙
old use
4
more haste less speed haste makes waste
; haste makes waste AmE [美] used to say that it is better to do something slowly, because if you do it too quickly you will make mistakes 欲速则不达
BrE AmE