quicken
- 英式英标[\'kwɪkən]
- 美式音标[\'kwɪk(ə)n]
vi. 加快；变活跃；进入胎动期
vt. 加快；鼓舞；使复活
中文词源
quicken 使复活，苏醒，加快
来自quick,有生命的，快速的，-en,使。
英文词源
- quicken (v.)
- c. 1300, "come to life; give life to," from quick (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "become faster" is from 1805. Related: Quickened; quickening. An earlier verb was simply quick (c. 1200), from Old English gecwician.
实用例句
- 1. I actually felt my heart quicken.
- 我感觉心跳真的加快了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
- 随着他的走近，她觉得自己的心跳加速了。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Good debate can quicken one's mind.
- 好的辩论能使人头脑敏锐.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Unlike its competitors, Quicken had a simple user interface, and was fast and easy to install.
- 与其竞争对手不同, Quicken具有简易的用户界面, 而且安装快捷、简便.
来自互联网
- 5. He quicken his pace, and took up new threads of talk.
- 他加快脚步, 找了些新的话题谈着.
来自辞典例句