1 ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的;急速的 Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed. 快的;迅速的;急速的
-
You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours.
你得快点了,飞机大约3小时后起飞。
-
I think I'm a reasonably quick learner.
我认为我是一个学东西还算快的人。
-
Europe has moved a long way since then at a very quick pace.
从那以后,欧洲迅速发展,并取得了长足的进步。
SYN fast, swift, speedy, express
2 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (quicker 有时表示“以更快的速度”,quickest表示“以最快的速度”,quick有时表示“以很快的速度”,但有些人认为这种用法并不规范) Quicker is sometimes used to mean 'at a greater speed', and quickest to mean 'at the greatest speed'. Quick is sometimes used to mean 'with great speed'. Some people consider this to be non-standard. (quicker 有时表示“以更快的速度”,quickest表示“以最快的速度”,quick有时表示“以很快的速度”,但有些人认为这种用法并不规范) [informal]
3 ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;持续时间很短的 Something that is quick takes or lasts only a short time. 短暂的;持续时间很短的
-
He took one last quick look about the room.
他朝房间匆匆扫了最后一眼。
-
I just popped in for a quick drink.
我只是顺路过来小酌一杯。
-
Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.
尽管这个菜谱看上去很长,其实做起来很快。
-
My father would have driven me to Cornwall, but we decided it would be quicker by train.
父亲原本要开车送我去康沃尔,但我们还是觉得坐火车更快。
SYN brief, passing, hurried, flying
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 立刻发生的;很快发生的 Quick means happening without delay or with very little delay. 立刻发生的;很快发生的
SYN instant, immediate, instantaneous, speedy
quickly -
We need to get it back as quickly as possible.
我们得尽快把它拿回来。
-
It quickly became the most popular men's fragrance in the world.
它很快成为世界上最受欢迎的男士香水。
-
'Not me,' Robarts said quickly.
“不是我,”罗巴茨立即说道。
5 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 迅速发生地;很快发生地 Quick is sometimes used to mean 'with very little delay'. 迅速发生地;很快发生地 [informal]
-
I got away as quick as I could.
我尽快离开了。
-
Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose.
快来!约翰!卡梅拉出事了,我想她用药过量了。
-
The advantage in going faster is that you get there quicker.
快点走的好处在于,你可以早点到达那里。
SYN fast, soon, quickly, promptly
6 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, usually ADJ to-infinitive] 立刻的;马上的 If you are quick to do something, you do not hesitate to do it. 立刻的;马上的
-
Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent.
马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法,并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
-
Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective.
而且,正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样,斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
7 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 性情急躁的;容易发怒的 If someone has a quick temper, they are easily made angry. 性情急躁的;容易发怒的
8 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 咬到了指甲肉;咬秃指甲 If someone bites their nails to the quick, they bite off all the white part at the end of each nail. 咬到了指甲肉;咬秃指甲
9 PHRASE 触及(…)痛处;极大伤害;令…伤透了心 If something cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel very upset. 触及(…)痛处;极大伤害;令…伤透了心 [literary]
10 quick as a flash→see: flash quick off the mark→see: mark quick on the uptake→see: uptake
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | quick Also look up: |
ADJ. | brisk, fast, rapid, speedy, swift; (ant.) slow 1 |
Word Partnership | Use quick with: |
N. | quick learner 1 quick glance, quick kiss, quick look, quick question, quick smile 3 quick action, quick profit, quick response, quick start, quick thinking 4 |
VERB. | think quick 5 |
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years