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单词 breakneck
释义
breakneck
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈbreɪk.nek/us
/ˈbreɪk.nek/
carelesslyfastanddangerous:
高速而危险的
They wereridingalongatbreakneckspeed/at abreakneckpace.他们骑飞车，非常危险。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
at a fast speed
  • fastHe drives too fast for my liking.
  • quicklyThe problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible.
  • swiftlyHe left and returned swiftly.
  • brisklyWe walked briskly through the park.
  • precipitouslyShare prices dropped precipitously on the economic news.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fast and rapid
  • (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
  • apace
  • as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
  • as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
  • at a rate of knotsidiom
  • fleet
  • in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
  • Jack Robinson
  • lickety-split
  • lightning
  • like a shotidiom
  • like a streak of lightningidiom
  • prompt
  • souped-up
  • spread like wildfireidiom
  • streak
  • super-express
  • superfast
  • swift
  • wildfire
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(Definition ofbreakneckfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

breakneck| American Dictionary

breakneck
adjective
us
/ˈbreɪkˌnek/
dangerouslyfast:
They werecyclingalong at breakneckspeed.
(Definition ofbreakneckfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbreakneck

breakneck
You can see that things in this field are developing atbreakneckspeed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It had abreaknecktimescale within which to reach its conclusions.
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It has been moved in an unavoidably complex and dense way, and also atbreakneckspeed, which makes it somewhat difficult for us.
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Dairy farmers are going out of business in this country atbreakneckspeed.
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It spilled over into a newbreakneckconsumer boom, and it has had two effects.
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Previous strategies to harmonise technical regulations have not been able to keep up with thebreakneckpace of developments in the air transport sector.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are working atbreakneckpace, month in month out.
From the
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In urban areas, the urban reinvention programme—in truth, the urban post office closure programme—is occurring atbreakneckspeed.
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We should not rush through these amendments atbreakneckspeed.
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He gabbles through his material atbreakneckspeed, hardly pausing for breath between the sentences.
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However, we reserve the right to apply the brakes if we believe that the train is travelling at ruinous orbreakneckspeed.
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I mention this only to emphasise that abreakneckrush to privatisation may have social results which could have serious political repercussions.
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He advanced the reasons atbreakneckspeed and with an uncharacteristic lack of conviction.
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I wish the rearmament programme were a bit morebreakneckthan we have been hearing about to-day.
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We cannot simply proceed atbreakneckspeed with these changes without carrying the people with us.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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