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decelerate

verb
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪt/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decelerate
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪt/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪt/
he / she / it decelerates
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪts/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪts/
past simple decelerated
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪd/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪd/
past participle decelerated
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪd/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪd/
-ing form decelerating
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˌdiːˈseləreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] decelerate (something) to reduce the speed at which a vehicle is travelling（使）减速行驶；降低运行速度
  2. [intransitive, transitive] decelerate (something) to become or make something become slower（使）减缓，变慢 synonym slow down
    • Economic growth decelerated sharply in June.六月份经济增长大幅度减缓。🔊🔊
    3. opposite accelerate
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from de- (expressing removal) + a shortened form of accelerate.