Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.
2016年12月六級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section B
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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（使）加快；（使）增速
If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.