quickly
adverb
uk/ˈkwɪk.li/us/ˈkwɪk.li/A2
at afastspeed:
迅速地We'll have towalkquickly to get there ontime.我们得快走才能准时赶到那儿。
Quickly now, you two, daddy'swaitingin thecar!你们俩快点，爸爸在车里等着呢！
at a fast speed
- fastHe drives too fast for my liking.
- quicklyThe problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible.
- swiftlyHe left and returned swiftly.
- brisklyWe walked briskly through the park.
- precipitouslyShare prices dropped precipitously on the economic news.
A2
after only a veryshorttime:
立刻，马上Herepliedvery quickly.他马上就回复了。
He quicklyrealizedthat she wasn'ttellingthetruth.他立刻意识到她在说谎。
- She quicklyleftthechorusfor astarringrole.
- Theplaneclimbedquickly to aheightof 30 000feet.
- Policequicklyclosedoff thearea.
- Christmascomes round so quickly!
- You don't need toeatso quickly! It's not acompetition.
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
- lightning
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- souped-up
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- swift
- wildfire
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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.…