English Dictionary

rapid

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹæpɪd/

名詞

複数形 頻度副詞 古風 略語 別表記

(often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. / (dated) A burst of rapid fire.

日本語の意味

急流―水の流れが速く、乱流となって航行が難しい川や小川の荒流。 / （古い用法）急激な連続射撃、一斉射撃の一撃。

The kayak struggled to maintain balance as it plunged into the rapid.

カヤックは急流に突入したとき、バランスを保つのに苦労した。

意味（1）

(often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

意味（2）

(dated) A burst of rapid fire.

意味（3）

(chess) Short for rapid chess.

In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours.

rapids （ plural ）