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Expedite

發佈時間: 2019/06/28

Expedite

長假期前特別忙碌!快要到學校暑假,許多同事將會放個悠長假期。因此,必須請同事加快(expedite)各個項目的進程,得以在假期前順利完成;不然,某些項目只好延期到新學年再續。

動詞expedite解「加快、促進、迅速完成」,使事情更快發生、更快完成,是書面用語。例句︰We appreciate your help to expedite this request.(我們感謝你協助加快處理此請求。)The government should leverage this new law to expedite social change.(政府應該利用這項新法例來加速社會變革。)To expedite the process, the manager has decided to meet the client in person tomorrow.(為了加快進程,經理已經決定明天親自與客戶會面。)

另外,可以用動詞短語(phrasal verb)speed up代替expedite,前者較為口語化。例句︰Many countries are trying to speed up the introduction of 5G wireless networks.(許多國家正在努力加快推出5G無綫網絡。)We need to speed up the process without making costly mistakes.(我們需要加快進程,而不會犯下代價高昂的錯誤。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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