quick

quick
adjective

moving fast or doing something in a short time
快的，迅速的；急速的；匆匆的
some children are particularly quick learners.
有些孩子学东西特别快。
I was much quicker than him and held him at bay for several laps.
我比他快得多，把他落下几圈。
[with infinitive]he was always quick to point out her faults.
他总是立即指出她的过错。
■lasting or taking a short time
短暂的
she took a quick look through the drawers.
她匆匆翻看了抽屉。
we went to the pub for a quick drink.
我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。
■happening with little or no delay; prompt
迅速的，即时的
children like to see quick results from their efforts.
孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。
(of a person) prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent
（人）理解得快的，反应快的，学得快的；聪明的，伶俐的，有才智的
it was quick of him to spot the mistake.
他机敏地发现了这个错误。
■(of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert
（人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的，灵敏的；敏感的
■(of a person's temper) easily roused
（人的脾气）急的，不耐烦的

adverb

(informal)at a fast rate; quickly
(非正式)快，迅速地
he'll find some place where he can make money quicker.
他要找个挣钱更快的地方。
[as exclamation]Get out, quick!.
快滚！。

noun

(the quick)the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail
（指甲或趾甲下的）活肉
■(figurative)the central or most sensitive part of someone or something
(喻)（人或事物的）要害，核心；敏感部位，痛处
[as plural noun](the quick)(archaic)those who are living
(古)活着的人们
the quick and the dead.
活人与死人。
(Cricket, informal)a fast bowler
(板球，非正式)快投手

常用词组
be quick off the mark

见 mark

cut someone to the quick

cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action
（用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害，刺痛

(as) quick as a flash

见 flash

quick on the draw

见 draw

a quick one

(informal)a rapidly consumed alcoholic drink
(非正式)匆匆饮下的酒

quick with child

(archaic)at a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt
(古)进入胎动期

派生
quickly
adverb
quickness
noun
语源

Old English cwic, cwicu 'alive, animated, alert', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek 'sprightly' and German keck 'saucy', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus 'alive' and Greek bios, zōē 'life'

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