"At a rate of knots" is an idiom used primarily in British English, meaning to move or progress very quickly or rapidly. The phrase originates from the nautical term "knots, " which is a unit of speed used for ships, with one knot equaling one nautical mile per hour ... [مشاهده متن کامل]
اصطلاحی است عمدتاً در انگلیسی بریتانیایی، به معنای حرکت یا پیشرفت بسیار سریع یا تند. این عبارت از اصطلاح دریایی "گره" گرفته شده است، که واحد سرعت مورد استفاده برای کشتی ها است. "The project is moving forward at a rate of knots; we might finish earlier than expected. " "She was driving at a rate of knots to make it to the meeting on time. " "The company's profits have been increasing at a rate of knots over the past year. "