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quick1 /kwɪk/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp quicker, superlativesupl quickest)  
1  short time 短时间SHORT TIME lasting for or taking only a short time 快的，短时间的
 That was quick! I thought you’d be another hour.
很快啊！我以为你还要一个小时呢。
 It’s probably quicker by train.
乘火车可能会快一点。
 Have we got time for a quick drink?
我们有时间喝口东西吗？
 What’s the quickest way to the station?
到车站怎么走最快？
 We stopped to have a quick look at the church.
我们停下来迅速地扫了一眼教堂。
 Three bombs went off in quick succession (=quickly, one after the other).
瞬间有三个炸弹连续爆炸。
► see thesaurus at short
2  fast 速度快的 moving or doing something fast 快速的，迅速的
 She walked with short, quick steps.
她迈着小碎步疾行。
 They were great people to work with – very quick, very efficient.
他们是很好的工作伙伴——迅速，高效。
 Boxers have to be quick on their feet (=able to move about quickly).
拳击手步法必须迅速。
► see thesaurus at fast
3  no delay 没有耽误SOON happening very soon, without any delay 马上的，即刻的 SYN speedy
 I had to make a quick decision.
我必须立即作出决定。
 We’ve put the house on the market and we’re hoping for a quick sale.
我们已经把房子挂牌出售，希望很快能卖出去。
 We need a quick response from the government.
我们需要政府立即作出反应。
 Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.
罗伯逊的急智救了小女孩的命。
4  clever 聪明的SEINTELLIGENT able to learn and understand things fast 聪明的，敏锐的，脑子反应快的
 Jane’s very witty and very quick.
简非常机智，反应敏捷。
 She’s a quick learner.
她学东西很快。
 He’s a good interviewer, tough and quick on the uptake (=able to understand quickly what someone is saying).
他是一名优秀的采访记者，风格硬朗，领悟力强。
5  be quick HURRYused to tell someone to hurry 快点，抓紧时间
 If you want to come with me you’ll have to be quick – I’m leaving in ten minutes.
如果你想和我一块去，就得赶紧点——我十分钟后就走。
 ‘Can I just finish this first?’ ‘OK, but be quick about it.’
“我能先完成这个吗？”“好的，但要快一点。
Examples from the Corpus
be quick• Only the blistering 911 Turbo is quicker.• My mind was quick and clear, yet all physical movement fell into a lingering genus of departure.• His reactions are quick and his learning capacity excellent.• As you were quick enough to remind me, we swore we would do anything to bring the killer to justice.• When Macintosh appeared, they were quick in invoking the code, as if holding a crucifix to ward off a vampire.• But Grody is quick to address the concerns of those who think swing dancing is about memorizing routines.• Timmy was a natural games player and was quick to profit from the tips his father gave him.• People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.
6  be quick to do something REACTto react quickly to what someone says or does 马上作出反应做某事
 The government was quick to deny any involvement in the attacks.
政府立刻否认参与了袭击事件。
Examples from the Corpus
be quick to do something• Movie writers and directors are quick to acknowledge differences between the genres.• However, Lang is quick to add that non-alcoholic beverages will also be served.• Company leaders were quick to discern this.• Yet his spokesperson was quick to explain that this was coincidence, not a coded reference to the coalition bargaining in Vienna.• I don't think he'll be so quick to forgive you.• It was quicker to go and ask there.• Kids talk candidly and loudly about their Santa experience, and are quick to point out body odor and bad breath.• Coach Killick was quick to point out that the team is playing very well.• Joey was quick to see his cousin, but slow to react.• By contrast, Mrs Thatcher leads from the front, has views on most issues, and is quick to voice them.
7  quick fix informalSOLVE/FIND THE ANSWER a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution 〔很不完善的〕应急解决办法；权宜之计
 There’s no quick fix for stopping pollution.
制止污染并没有什么权宜之计。
 Congress is trying to avoid quick-fix solutions.
国会尽力避免采用权宜的解决办法。
Examples from the Corpus
quick fix• Exercise is usually the best quick fix.• This, therefore, is a quick fix Bill.• A quick fix clearly becomes unfixed.• I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the coal industry.• There will be no quick fix for the San Francisco Giants.• More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.• There are no quick fixes that enable work-inhibited students to become academically competent.• It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.
8. have a quick temper ANGRYto get angry very easily 性子急，性情急躁
9  be quick on the draw 
a) to be able to pull a gun out quickly in order to shoot 拔枪迅速
b) American EnglishAmE informal to be good at reacting quickly and intelligently to difficult questions or in difficult situations 反应快，行动敏捷
Examples from the Corpus
be quick on the draw• Amy was very quick on the draw in her interview.
—quickness noun [uncountableU]
→ quickly
n THESAURUS
quick taking only a short time to do something
I took a quick look at the map.
Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?
short lasting only a short time
You can do a short course in diving.
The meeting was shorter than I’d expected.
brief especially written lasting only a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English
The president made a brief visit to Buenos Aires.
a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideas
a brief pause in the rain
rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc
a rapid increase in crime
the rapid rate of industrial development
speedy happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you want
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
The restoration work has been making speedy progress.
prompt done very soon after something else
Thank you for your prompt reply.
the prompt action of the firefighters
Discounts will be offered for prompt payment.
hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results
It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.
They had to make a hasty departure.
cursory formal looking at something very quickly without much attention to detail
Even a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem.
The police conducted a cursory search of the property.
Examples from the Corpus
quick• The beating McGee took was violent and quick.• She's very quick and able -- seems to pick things up in no time.• Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing.• Eventually, the consensus is, the bigger Dallas offensive line will wear down the quicker but smaller Pittsburgh players.• The quick cold made her skin tighten.• I had to make a quick decision.• That was quick -- have you finished already?• Carrie's very quick. I never had to explain anything twice.• She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon.• I took a quick look at the map.• Don't make any quick movements, or you'll scare the birds.• Could I just make a quick phone call?• Can I ask just one quick question?• The house is priced for a quick sale.• Even lowering the price won't guarantee a quick sale.• Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?• I'll just take a quick shower first.• We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.• Three more followed, in quick succession.• His tribe join him, five pairs, in loping flight, then a quick tail-up dive into the damsons.• Some children in the class are quicker than others.• Such opportunities, however, were quick to disappear.• Chicken can be quick to prepare.• You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time.
in quick succession• Another ex-Dragon Steve Clark then forced Wood to make two good saves in quick succession.• Double-click - A mouse procedure where the left-hand mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession.• Her neediness drove her into marriage at a young age, and she gave birth to four children in quick succession.• Steelwork and the cladding followed in quick succession.• Three moves followed in quick succession.• Events moved in quick succession during these months.• I entered the woods just as three mortar explosions occurred in quick succession, somewhere in the trees a short distance away.
quick decision• In fact, being able to make quick decisions about a whole host of issues becomes a necessity.• The overwhelming temptation and the external pressures will inevitably lead the other way; to take a quick decision and move on.• They were both in banking, and were therefore used to making quick decisions and to having a lot of responsibility.• Finally, we know how often you need a quick decision before an opportunity disappears.• Parish councillors were forced into making a quick decision when the gypsies began to occupy the football field.
quick learner• She was strong, nimble, and a quick learner.• A quick learner and a creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.• Not only are leaders learners, but they are quick learners and they enjoy learning.
quick2 ●●● S1 interjection  
HURRYused to tell someone to hurry or come quickly 快，快点
 Quick! We’ll miss the bus!
快点！我们要赶不上公共汽车了！
quick3 ●●○ S3 adverbadv  
FAST/QUICKquickly – many teachers think this is not correct English 迅速地，快速地〔许多教师认为这种说法不正确〕 SYN fast
 Come quick! Larry’s on TV!
快来！ 拉里上电视了！
 It all happened pretty quick.
事情发生得非常快。
 Quick as a flash (=very quickly) she replied, ‘That’s not what I’ve heard!’
她随即答道:“我听到的不是那样！”
► see thesaurus at quickly
Examples from the Corpus
quick• He was unbelievably quick, his hands, feet blurs in the high roof wind.• The end will come quick, in a matter of minutes.• You'll have to walk quicker than that if you want to keep up with me.
Quick as a flash• It was an impulse. Quick as a flash.
quick4 noun  
1  the quick HBHthe sensitive flesh under your fingernails and toenails 〔手指甲或脚趾甲下的〕活肉
2  cut/sting/pierce somebody to the quick UPSETif a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset 〔言语或批评〕刺痛某人，深深伤害某人
3. the quick and the dead biblicalRRCEVERYONE all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead 所有人，生者与死者
From Longman Business Dictionary
quickquick /kwɪk/ adjectiveadj
quick and dirty quick and dirty methods or solutions are simple ones that can be used quickly, especially until something better and more permanent can be decided
We need a quick and dirty way to cut fuel costs.
Origin quick1
Old English cwic “alive”
 quick4
1. (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language.
2. Old English → QUICK1
quick1 adjectiveadj →n THESAURUS1quick2 interjectionquick3 adverbadvquick4 noun
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