催

prompt

press

urge

expedite

hurry

spank

rush

催[cuī]

-（催促;叫人赶快行动或做某事）urge;hurry;press:
urgeone'shorseonwithawhip;whipone'shorseon;扬鞭催马
Hurryherup!Weareallwaitingforher.催她快点，我们都在等她呢!
-（促使;使事物的产生和变化加快）hasten;expedite;speedup:
Thespringwindspeedsthegreeningoftheplants.春风催绿。

咱们迟到了，我必须催你一下。
We're late; I must hurry you.

想催她快点是没用的。
It's no use trying to make her hurry.

这活儿需要细心，催不得。
This work needs care; it mustn't be hurried.

银行催我们偿还贷款。
The bank is pressing us for repayment of the loan.

债权人催他尽快付帐。
His creditors came down on him for prompt payment of his bills.

已经相当晚了，所以我们决定催促客户。
It was already rather late, thus we decide to urge the customer.

他不喜欢我们催他。
He did not like us to rush him.

我在催逼之下草率地做出了不智的决定。
I was hurried into making an unwise decision.

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