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done with speed; taking or lasting a short time 快的；迅速的；短暂的 a quick look/check/search 快速浏览/检查/搜索 She gave him a quick glance. 她迅速扫了他一眼。 Let's take a quick break. 让我们休息一下。 There's no quick fix for this problem. 这个问题没有快速的解决办法。 Just a quick note to say thanks for lunch yesterday. 只是一个简短的便条，感谢昨天的午餐。 Let me just ask one quick question. 让我问一个简单的问题。 Thanks for the quick response. 感谢您的快速回复。 These cakes are very quick and easy to make. 这些糕饼做起来又快又简单。 Would you like a quick drink? 你要不要小饮一杯？ It's quicker by train. 坐火车比较快。 Are you sure this is the quickest way? 你确信这是最快捷的方法吗？ Have you finished already? That was quick! 你已经做完了？真快呀！ His quick thinking saved her life. 他敏捷的思维救了她一命。 He fired three shots in quick succession. 他瞬间连发三枪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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moving or doing something fast 敏捷的；迅速的 a quick learner 学得快的人 - quick to do something
The kids were quick to learn. 那些孩子学东西很快。 She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made. 她总迫不及待地挑我的错。 Don't be too quick to dismiss science fiction. 不要太快否定科幻小说。 Don't be so quick to judge unless you know all the facts. 除非你知道所有的事实，否则不要这么快下结论。 Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving. 她敏捷的双手突然停下不动了。 Try to be quick! We're late already. 尽量快点儿！我们已经晚了。 Once again, his quick wits (= ability to think quickly) got him out of an awkward situation. 他的急智使他再次摆脱了窘境。 - (North American English, informal)
He's a quick study (= he learns quickly). 他学东西特别快。
Extra ExamplesI was getting quite quick at putting up fences. 我学修篱笆上手得相当快。 We'd better be quick. 我们最好快点儿。 He's a very quick worker. 他干起活来特别快。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- become
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happening very soon or without delay 迅速的；立竿见影的 We need to make a quick decision. 我们需要当机立断。 The company wants quick results. 这公司要立竿见影的成果。 The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery. 医生说她很快就能康复。 There isn’t a quick answer to this problem. 这个问题无法立刻解决。
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。 - Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。 - Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。 - Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
a swift decision 迅即作出的决定 The government took swift action. 政府立即采取了行动。
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
speedy 与 swift 意思相近： a speedy recovery. 迅速恢复。
- a speedy car.
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.
关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- become
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- quick and easy
Word OriginOld 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’.
Idioms
be quick/fast on the draw
be quick/slow on the uptake
have a quick/short temper
to become angry easily 性子急；容易发脾气
make a fast/quick buck
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to earn money quickly and easily 轻易地赚钱 This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck. 这是一个长期的项目。我们不是来赚快钱的。
quick and dirty
quick/slow off the mark
fast/slow in reacting to a situation （对形势）反应敏捷／迟钝 If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize. 如果你能很快回答这些问题，你就能获奖。 The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis. 政府对危机反应迟钝。