Quicken
[ 'kwɪkən ]
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vt.& vi. （使）变快;增速;鼓舞;使复活;
vt. 苏醒;使有生机;
📝 例句
A good debate can quicken one's mind.
有意义的辩论能使人的大脑更加敏锐。
The seeds are quickening in the soil.
种子在土壤里发芽生长。
Reading adventure stories quickened my imagination.
阅读冒险故事激发了我的想像力。
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。
They need to quicken.
他们需要加速。
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
quicken
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become quicker （使某事物）加快, 变快
His pace quickened. 他的步伐加快了.
We quickened our steps. 我们加快了脚步.
2 (fml 文) (cause sth to) become more active （使某事物）变得更活跃, 更加活泼
The child quickened in her womb, ie She felt the movements of the foetus. 她感到了胎动.
Her pulse quickened. 她的脉搏加快了.
His interest was quickened by an article he had read. 他读了一篇文章便兴趣大增了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kwikәn]vt. 加快, 激发, 使有生气, 鼓舞, 使复活vi. 加快, 变活跃, 进入胎动期
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Have you decided which boat to take, Sir?
先生，您决定用哪只船了吗？
Sending a fax is more expensive than posting a letter, but much quicker.
发传真比寄信要贵些，但是要快得多。
The wagging dance of the honey bee, therefore, did show the direction of a feeding place.
如果喂食地点背离太阳，摇摆舞的直线部分就朝下。因此，蜜蜂的摇摆舞的确表示喂食点的方向。