c. 1300, "success;" c. 1400 "action of aiding;" verbal noun from speed (v.). Meaning "action of driving an automobile too fast" is from 1908. Speeding ticket is from 1940.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.
他拼命地閃身躲開一輛試圖撞倒他的疾馳的汽車。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The Thames was in spate, with flocks of Canada geese speeding downriver.
泰晤士河河水暴漲，成群的加拿大雁迅速游向下游。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. This man was not qualified to drive and was speeding.
這名男子沒有駕駛資格，并且違章超速行駛。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. She was late for the interview after being hauled up for speeding.