quicken 详细解释

quicken

['kwikən]

v.使加快, 使活跃, 刺激, 变快, (孕妇) 进入胎动期, 变活跃

vt.

1. 加快

2. 使复活; 使有生气; 激发

Reading adventure stories quickened my imagination.

阅读冒险故事激发了我的想像力。

vi.

1. 加快

2. 复活, 复苏; 成活; 变活跃

The seeds are quickening in the soil.

种子在土壤里发芽生长。

3. (胎儿)开始蠕动; (孕妇)进入胎动期

词形变化

名词: quickener | 动词过去式: quickened | 动词过去分词: quickened | 动词现在分词: quickening | 动词第三人称单数: quickens |

词义辨析

同义参见:

expedite  accelerate  animate  forward or forwards  hasten  

反义参见:

slacken  

英英释义

动词 quicken:

move faster

同义词:accelerate, speed up, speed

make keen or more acute

同义词:whet

give life or energy to

同义词:invigorate

show signs of life

give new life or energy to

同义词:animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, vivify, revivify

补充

quickenquicken英:[ˈkwikən] 美:[ˈkwɪkən]vt. & vi.1.(使)变快, 增速, 加快The patient's pulse quickened.病人的脉搏加快了。He quickened his steps.他加快了脚步。vt.1.苏醒; 使有生机Spring rains quickened the earth.春雨使大地充满生机。

例句

1. He quickened his walk.他加快了步子。 2. Science quickens man's imagination.科学激发人类的想象力。 3. His pace quickened as he walked on through the forest.穿越森林的时候他加快了步伐。 4. The pace quickens in Act 2.第二幕时节奏加快了。 5. We have to quicken our pace.我们必须加快步伐。 6. Spring rains and warm sunlight quickened the earth.春雨和温暖的阳光使大地复苏了。 7. These dishes can quicken your appetite.这些菜肴能刺激你的食欲。 8. Our imagination was quickened by his story.他的故事激发了我们的想像力。 9. The ashes were quickened into flames.拨动灰烬使火苗燃烧起来。 10. My pulse quickened when I saw the frightful sight.当我看到这个可怕的景象时,我的脉搏跳得更快了。 11. His imagination quickened immediately.他的想像力立即活跃起来。 12. She can feel the child quickening at times.她能感到胎儿有时在动。 13. The east is quickening.东方渐渐发白。 14. [with obj.]she quickened her pace, desperate to escape.她因急于逃命加快了步伐。 15. [noobj.]I felt my pulse quicken.我感到脉搏加快了。 16. her interest quickened.她的兴趣更浓了。 17. [as adj. quickening]he looked with quickening curiosity through the smoke.他越来越好奇地透过烟雾看着。 18. the coroner's words suddenly quickened his own memories.验尸官的话突然激起了他自己的种种回忆。 19. on the third day after his death the human body of Jesus was quickened by the Spirit.耶稣死后第三天,躯体被圣灵复活了。 20. She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.她见他走过来,觉得心跳加快了。 21. He quickened his pace to catch up with them.他加快步子要赶上他们。 22. His interest quickened as he heard more about the plan.他听到计划的更详细内容时兴趣更浓了。 23. She quickened [=hastened] her steps.她加快了脚步。 24. We quickened the pace. [=we started to walk faster]我们加快了步伐。 25. Stimulants can quicken the heart rate.兴奋剂能使心跳加速。 26. His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again.一想到又要见到她,他的脉搏就加快了。 27. a quickening tempo不断加快的节奏 28. The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency.最后期限的临近加重了我们的紧迫感。 29. The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.警察到达现场时,这一戏剧性事件就变得热闹起来。