to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite

jiā sù

j+iā·1st tones+ù·4th tone

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Sami's car suddenly veered off, speeding away.

萨米的车突然转向，加速駛去。

The car continued to put on speed.

车子继續加速。

The train gathered speed.

火车加速了。

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