quick
[kwɪk]
adj
(of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time
a quick move
lasting a comparatively short time; brief
a quick flight
accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal
a quick worker
characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast
a quick walker
immediate or prompt
a quick reply
eager or ready to perform (an action)
quick to criticize
responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; lively
a quick eye
eager or enthusiastic for learning
a quick intelligence
easily excited or aroused
a quick temper
skilfully swift or nimble in one's movements or actions; deft
quick fingers
alive; living.living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead)
lively or eager
a quick dog
(of a fire) burning briskly
composed of living plants
a quick hedge
(of sand) lacking firmness through being wet
n
any area of living flesh that is highly sensitive to pain or touch, esp that under a toenail or fingernail or around a healing wound
the vital or most important part (of a thing)
short for quickset
adv
in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly
soon
I hope he comes quick
interj
a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible
- 习惯用语
- quick with child pregnant, esp being in an advanced state of pregnancy, when the movements of the fetus can be felt
- cut someone to the quick to hurt someone's feelings deeply; offend gravely
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