rush

Compared meaning: to act quickly or make something faster (verb).

比较义项：迅速行动或使动作变快（动词）。

• rush 本词

  Rush stresses doing something very fast, often carelessly or under time pressure, and is mostly used without an object for one's own quick action or movement.

  rush强调非常快地做某事，常常显得匆忙甚至草率，多用作不带宾语的动词，描述自己的快速行动或移动。

  There is no need to rush through your homework.

  你没必要匆匆忙忙赶着做完作业。

• hurry

  Hurry focuses on speeding up so as not to be late, and is common both without an object, meaning to hurry oneself, and with one, meaning to make someone else move faster.

  hurry强调为了不迟到而加快速度，既可不带宾语，表示自己赶快，也常带宾语，表示催促别人赶快。

  We need to hurry or we will miss the bus.

  我们得赶紧了，不然会错过公交车。

• hasten

  Hasten is a more formal word for making something happen sooner, usually followed by an object such as one's steps, a decision, or a process.

  hasten是较为正式的说法，表示使某事更快发生，后面通常跟宾语，例如加快脚步、加速决定或加快进程。

  Please hasten your steps, or we will miss the bus.

  请加快脚步，不然我们会错过公交车。

Rush, hurry, and hasten all mean acting quickly. Rush means moving fast, often carelessly, usually without an object. Hurry means speeding up to avoid being late, used alone or with an object. Hasten is formal, usually with an object, meaning to make something happen sooner.

这三个词都表示迅速行动，但语气和用法有别：rush常指匆忙甚至草率地做事；hurry强调为了赶时间而加快节奏，既可指自己赶快，也可指催促别人赶快；hasten语气更正式书面，常带宾语，表示使某事或某个动作变得更快。