haste、speed、hurry与dispatch这些名词均含“迅速、急速”之意。
haste : 中性词，用作褒义指动作迅速，事情做得又快又好；作贬义用时，指做事急躁，行为鲁莽，得不到预期的结果。
- Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.
遗憾的是，这份报告准备得有些仓促，里面有几处不准确的地方。 - In her haste to get up from the table, she knocked over a cup.
她匆忙从桌边站起来，结果碰翻了一只茶杯。 - His father had just died and he didn't want to marry with indecent haste.
父亲刚刚去世，他不想太过匆忙地结婚——那样做有悖情理。
speed : 多用于褒义，指行动敏捷快速，效果好。
- I get a real thrill from speed.
飞速驾车会让我兴奋不已。 - He put on a sudden burst of speed.
他突然加速了。 - Both cars were travelling at speed (= very fast) when the accident happened.
事故发生时两辆车的速度都很快。
hurry : 指急速从事某项活动或匆忙对付一件事情，含明显慌乱的意味。
- We left in such a hurry that we forgot our tickets.
我们走得过于仓促，连票都忘了拿。 - "Can you wait a few minutes?" "Yes, I'm not in any hurry/I'm in no hurry (= I can wait)."
“你能等几分钟吗？”“可以，我不急。” - Are you in a hurry (= wanting) to leave?
你急着走吗？ - What's (all) the hurry (for)/Why (all) the hurry? (= Why are you acting or moving so quickly?)
你急什么？ - "I'll let you have this back next week." "That's all right, there's no (great) hurry/there isn't any (great) hurry (= no need to do it quickly)."
“我下星期就把这个还你。”“没关系，不用那么急。”
dispatch : 指迅速、敏捷地结事某事，强调敏捷和及时。
- He feels we should act with despatch.
他觉得我们应该迅速行动。
