quick
adjective/kwɪk/
/kwɪk/
(comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
Idioms - done with speed; taking or lasting a short time
快的；迅速的；短暂的 - a quick look/check/search
快速的查看／检查／搜索 - She gave him a quick glance.
她迅速扫了他一眼。 - Let's take a quick break.
让我们休息一小会儿。 - There's no quick fix for this problem.
这个问题没有快速解决的方法。 - Just a quick note to say thanks for lunch yesterday.
只是简单地表达一下对昨天午餐的感谢。 - Let me just ask one quick question.
我有一个小问题想问。 - Thanks for the quick response.
感谢迅速回复。 - These cakes are very quick and easy to make.
这些糕饼做起来又快又简单。 - Would you like a quick drink?
你要不要小饮一杯？ - It's quicker by train.
坐火车比较快。 - Are you sure this is the quickest way?
你确信这是最快捷的方法吗？ - Have you finished already? That was quick!
你已经做完了？真快呀！ - His quick thinking saved her life.
他敏捷的思维救了她一命。 - He fired three shots in quick succession.
他瞬间连发三枪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
- a quick look/check/search
- moving or doing something fast
敏捷的；迅速的 - a quick learner
学得快的人 - quick to do something The kids were quick to learn.
那些孩子学东西很快。 - She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made.
她总迫不及待地挑我的错。 - Don't be too quick to dismiss science fiction.
不要太快地否定科幻小说。 - Don't be so quick to judge unless you know all the facts.
除非您了解所有事实，否则不要这么快做出判断。 - Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving.
她敏捷的双手突然停下不动了。 - Try to be quick! We're late already.
尽量快点儿！我们已经晚了。 - Once again, his quick wits (= ability to think quickly) got him out of an awkward situation.
他的急智让他再次摆脱了窘境。 - (North American English, informal) He's a quick study (= he learns quickly).
他学东西特别快。
Extra Examples- I was getting quite quick at putting up fences.
我学修篱笆上手得相当快。 - We'd better be quick.
我们最好快点儿。 - He's a very quick worker.
他干起活来特别快。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
- a quick learner
- [only before noun] happening very soon or without delay
迅速的；立竿见影的 - We need to make a quick decision.
我们需要当机立断。 - The company wants quick results.
这公司要立竿见影的成果。 - The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery.
医生说她很快就能康复。 - There isn’t a quick answer to this problem.
这个问题无法立刻解决。
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
- Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
- Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
- Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
- a swift decision
迅即作出的决定 - The government took swift action.
政府立即采取了行动。
- a swift decision
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
- a speedy recovery.
迅速恢复。
- a speedy car.
- a speedy recovery.
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, .
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
- We need to make a quick decision.
Word OriginOld English cwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.
Idioms
be quick/fast on the draw
- (informal) to be quick to understand or react in a new situation
领悟敏捷；反应迅速 - You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
你骗不了他，他脑筋一向很快。
- You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
- to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it
拔枪迅速
be quick/slow on the uptake
- (informal) to be quick/slow to understand something
领悟得快／慢 - Is he always this slow on the uptake?
他总是理解得这么慢吗？
- Is he always this slow on the uptake?
have a quick/short temper
- to become angry easily
性子急；容易发脾气
make a fast/quick buck
- (informal, often disapproving) to earn money quickly and easily
轻易地赚钱 - This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
这是一个长期项目。我们不是为了赚快钱。
- This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
quick and dirty
- (informal) used to describe something that is usually complicated, but is being done quickly and simply in this case
权宜处理；机动安排 - Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website.
阅读一下我们的网站制作便捷指南。
- Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website.
quick/slow off the mark
- fast/slow in reacting to a situation
（对形势）反应敏捷／迟钝 - If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.
如果您能快速回答这些问题，您可能会赢得奖品。 - The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.
政府对危机的反应迟缓。
- If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.