a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency);
"he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy" "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people" "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
Poland's crash program toward capitalism and a market economy went into full force yesterday and prices for many items were immediately increased. 波兰迈向资本主义和市场经济的速成计划昨天开始全部生效，很多物品价格立刻上升。
A Soviet crash program to catch up with the West in designing powerful new computers is beginning to pay off, but the Russians still lag far behind, according to industry reports. 根据电脑业报导，苏联为了在设计强力新型电脑上赶上西方所实行的紧急计划，已开始收效，可是俄国人仍远远落后。
