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deceleration

/dee-sel-uh-reyt/US // diˈsɛl əˌreɪt //UK // (diːˈsɛləˌreɪt) //

减速度,减速,降速,减速器

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing.

    • : to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
    • : to slow the rate of increase of: efforts to decelerate inflation.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing.

    • : to slow down: The plane decelerated just before landing.

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Examples

  • The decelerating subscriber losses suggests that the cord-cutting trend may be beginning to bottom out.

  • The decelerating gains were the lowest payroll numbers ADP has reported since the summer.

  • Stay-at-home orders decelerated that rise in late March, but only briefly.

  • As the men decelerated, Rupp, less than half a second behind Farah, screamed “Moooo!”

  • At that point, the virus will still spread, but at a decelerating rate until it stops completely.

  • Allowing for deceleration, three successive predictions of its landing point agreed.

  • It would add to the plausibility of reported deceleration, though, and would arouse acute suspicion.

  • The deceleration pressed them so tightly to the nose of the ship that they could hardly breathe.

  • Anyway, after Lynds completed six orbital revolutions, they began the deceleration and descent.

  • Spin deceleration will take effect in three minutes; and we are counting on my mark towards deceleration.