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Feb 26, 2016 · I notice owlman5 replied about using the words with footsteps even though you asked about footstep. He (unconsciously?) changed your word to the one that makes sense. To me the phrase rapid footsteps means the series of sounds are close together in time. quick footsteps means the same. But for some reason, the phrase fast footsteps seems ...
Rapid （时间）瞬间的，短时间内发生的；（动作，频率等）飞快的，快速的，快捷的，如：. 1. The patient made a rapid recovery. 病人很快恢复了健康。. 2. He walked at a rapid pace along Charles Street. 他快步走过查尔斯大街。. Swift （通常指行动）快的，快速的，如：. 3.
Jun 14, 2009 · irjemmy said: Hi all, here's a line I wrote for my author: Today’s wired world means sales and transactions are carried out at pace. However my author chose to insert "fast" before "pace". Today’s wired world means sales and transactions are carried out at face [fast] pace. The adjective is redundant, in my opinion, and 'weighs' the ...
Jan 27, 2016 · The context below comes from Jane Eyre Chapter 2 Returning, I had to cross before the looking-glass; my fascinated glance involuntarily explored the depth it revealed. All looked colder and darker in that visionary hollow than in reality: and the strange little figure there gazing at me, with a...
Aug 5, 2019 · rap•id-fire (rap′id fīər′), adj. characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events. Military discharging in rapid fire:rapid-fire rifles. discharging, operating, etc., at a rate more rapid than normal:a rapid-fire staple gun.
May 23, 2021 · May 23, 2021. #1. Her chest fluttering, Nikki approached. source: Secrets on the Fens by Joy Ellis. gloss: flutter: 5. (of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly (Oxford dictionary of English) flutter:4. to beat rapidly: [no object]Her heart fluttered for a moment (WordReference) Detective Inspector Nikki Galena is approaching a crime ...
Oct 25, 2017 · Joseph A said: 1- The country's economy started to grow more fast. 2- The country's economy started to grow faster. 3- The country's economy started to grow fast. (1) is not grammatical. (3) doesn't work, I think because if it's just starting to then in my mind the economic growth is not "fast" yet, but becoming increasingly fast (accelerating).
Apr 6, 2020 · rap ′ id fire ′, [Mil.] Militarya rate of firing small arms that is intermediate between slow fire and quick fire. rap•id-fire (rap′id fīər′), adj. characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events. A.
Jun 7, 2012 · In New York and Toronto, it's the subway system. In Montreal it's the Metro (like Paris). In Vancouver it's the SkyTrain. If other North American cities have some kind of rapid transit systems, they have other names and run mostly aboveground. I'm not sure if there are any other underground rapid transit systems in Britain other than in London.
Apr 9, 2010 · Synonyms: shake, tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder. These verbs mean to manifest involuntary vibratory movement. Shake is the most general: The floor shook when I walked heavily across the room. Tremble implies quick, rather slight movement, as from excitement, weakness, or anger: The speaker trembled as he denounced his opponents.
