quick
adjective
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/A2
happeningor done withgreatspeed, orlastingonly ashorttime:
快的，迅速的；短暂的It's a quickjourney.这次行程很短。
I had a quickcoffeeandleftthehouse.我匆匆喝完咖啡，离开了家。
I only hadtimefor a quickglanceat thepaperthismorning.今天早上我的时间只够匆匆浏览一下报纸。
Hescoredthreegoalsin quicksuccession(= one after the other in ashorttime).他短时间内连进3个球。
Could I have a quickword(=speakto you for ashorttime)?我可以简短地跟您说几句话吗？
Quick aslightning(= veryquickly), hesnatchedthebookandranout of theroom.他闪电般夺走了书，飞快地跑出房间。
Synonyms
expeditiousformal
fast(QUICK)
rapid
speedy
swift
continuing for less time than usual
- shortHe received a short jail sentence.
- quickI need to make a quick phone call - I'll be right back.
- briefWe had a brief chat this morning.
- short and sweetThe business meeting was short and sweet.
- momentaryIt was just a momentary lapse in judgment - I won't do it again.
A1
doing somethingfast:
（做…）快的Itriedtocatchhim but he was too quick for me.我想抓住他，但是他太快了。
fast
- fastI tried to catch him, but he was too fast for me.
- quickI tried to catch him, but he was too quick for me.
- promptA prompt reply would be very much appreciated.
- speedyEveryone is hoping for a speedy resolution to the conflict.
- swiftThe teacher's swift action saved his life.
be quick to dosomething
to do somethingfast, sometimes toofast:
立即做…，马上做…She was quick topointout that it wasn't herfault.她立刻指出那不是她的错。
B1
used todescribesomeone who iscleverandunderstandsornoticesthingsquickly:
反应快的；敏捷的She was quickatunderstandingwhat wewantedher to do.她马上领会了我们要她做什么。
He has a quickmind.他思维敏捷。
Donna's quickthinking(=abilitytosolveproblemswithspeed)avertedwhat could have been adisaster.唐娜的机敏避免了原本可能出现的灾难。
See also
quick-witted
a quick studyUSinformal
someone who isabletolearnthingsquickly:
学得快的人He's a quickstudyandeasilygraspsall thedetailsof adiscussion.他学东西很快，轻松地掌握住了讨论的每一个细节。
quick and dirty
producedquicklyandthereforenotperfect:
粗制滥造的，敷衍了事的Theoriginalsolutionwasadmittedlyquick anddirty.不可否认的是最初的解决方案有些敷衍了事。
a quick anddirtyway toevaluateaninvestment粗略的投资评估办法
- Thejourneywasquitequick because theroadwasclear.
- I'll give thewallsa quickcoatofpaint.
- They had a quickconfabtodecideon apossibledesign.
- Afterstoppingfor a quickdrink, theycontinuedontheirway.
- Hermovementsweredeftand quick.
Short in time
- abbreviated
- at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom
- awhile
- be short noticeidiom
- bite-sized
- bout
- brief
- dose
- fit
- instant
- jiffy
- micro-moment
- minute
- moment
- momentarily
- split second
- transient
- trice
- twinkling
- wee hours
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Hurrying and doing things quickly
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Grammar
Fast,quickorquickly?
Fast and quick mean moving with great speed. Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly.…quick
exclamation
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/used fortellingsomeone to do somethingquickly:
快点！（用于督促某人做某事）Quick! Close thedoorbefore thecatcomes in!快，把门关上，别让猫进来！
Expressions telling people to hurry up
- c'mon
- come
- come along
- come on
- gee
- geesomeoneup
- jump
- jump to itidiom
- look
- look lively/sharp!idiom
- make
- make it quick/fastidiom
- make it snappyidiom
- move it!idiom
- skate
- snap
- time
- time is of the essenceidiom
- weave
- wriggle
quick
adverb
NOT STANDARDuk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/quickly:
（同 quickly）Weboughtit quick, before someoneelsecould.我们很快抢在别人面前买下了。
Synonym
promptly
Fast and rapid
- (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
- apace
- as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
- as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
- at a rate of knotsidiom
- fleet
- hypersonic
- in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- smartly
- souped-up
- spanking
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- wildfire
quick
noun[U]
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/theareaoffleshunderyournails:
指甲下的活肉He'sbittenhisnailsto thequick.他咬指甲都咬到肉了。
The hand
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- cuticle
- dexterity
- dexterous
- finger
- fingertip
- heel
- knuckle
- left-handed
- left-hander
- little finger
- metacarpus
- minimus
- nail
- opposable
- palmar
- phalangeal
- pinkie
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Grammar
Fast,quickorquickly?
Fast and quick mean moving with great speed. Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly.…