quicken

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quick·en /ˈkwɪkən/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 FAST/QUICK written to become quicker or make something quicker (使)变快，(使)加快

Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster).

雷瞥了一眼手表，加快了步伐。

Companies are finding it hard to cope with the quickening pace of technological change.

各家公司都发现科技的日新月异让他们难以应付。

your heart/pulse/breathing quickens (=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc) 心跳/脉搏/呼吸加快

She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.

她看到了罗布，感觉自己心跳加快。

2 formalMORE THAN BEFORE if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger or more active (使)〔情绪〕变得更强烈 SYN increase

This policy served only to quicken anti-government feeling.

这项政策只会加剧人们的反政府情绪。

Examples from the Corpus

quicken• It is not just the pace of testing that is quickening.• She found she was sweating and her breathing had quickened.• Suddenly his heart beat faster and he quickened his pace, in the grip of dreadful panic.• He quickened his pace to try and intercept her but the crowds on the pavement and the traffic on the street intervened.• Interest in the idea has quickened recently.

quickened ... pace• I chirruped to the horse, and he quickened his pace.• I quickened my pace and by the time I reached the top of Paton's Lane I was running.• He quickened his pace as he reached the double flight of steps which led to the walkway.• Feeling even more guilty, and appalled at her own behaviour, she quickened her pace, desperate to escape.• Then teammate Joel Zide of Northridge quickened the pace to reach the five-fish plateau first.• He quickened his pace to try and intercept her but the crowds on the pavement and the traffic on the street intervened.• All thoughts of tiredness had now gone as I prepared myself for breakfast and quickened my pace towards the barn.• Magee quickened his pace, walking up the centre of the wide road, passing restaurants on either side.

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