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- moving fast or doing something in a short time快的, 迅速的; 急速的; 匆匆的：
some children are particularly quick learners
有些孩子学东西特别快
I was much quicker than him and held him at bay for several laps
我比他快得多, 把他落下几圈
with infinitive he was always quick to point out her faults.他总是立即指出她的过错。
1.1
- lasting or taking a short time短暂的：
she took a quick look through the drawers
她匆匆翻看了抽屉
we went to the pub for a quick drink.
我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。
1.2
- happening with little or no delay; prompt迅速的, 即时的：
children like to see quick results from their efforts.
孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。
2
- (of a person) prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent（人）理解得快的, 反应快的, 学得快的; 聪明的, 有才智的：
it was quick of him to spot the mistake.
他机敏地发现了这个错误。
2.1
- (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert（人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的, 灵敏的; 敏感的。
2.2
- (of a person's temper) easily roused（人的脾气）急的, 不耐烦的。
- informal at a fast rate; quickly〈非正式〉快, 迅速地：
he'll find some place where he can make money quicker
他要找个挣钱更快的地方
as exclamation Get out, quick!快滚！
1
the quick
the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail（指甲或趾甲下的）活肉。
1.1
- figurative the central or most sensitive part of someone or something〈喻〉（人或事物的）要害, 核心; 敏感部位, 痛处。
2
- as plural noun
the quick
archaic those who are living〈古〉活着的人们： the quick and the dead.
活人与死人。
3
- Cricket, informal a fast bowler【板球】〈非正式〉快投手。
短语
be quick off the mark
- 见MARK1.
cut someone to the quick
- cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action（用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害, 刺痛。
(as) quick as a flash
- 见FLASH1.
quick on the draw
- 见DRAW.
a quick one
- informal a rapidly consumed alcoholic drink〈非正式〉匆匆饮下的酒。
quick with child
- archaic at a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt〈古〉进入胎动期。
派生词
quickly
adverbquickness
noun词源
Old 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'.