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quicken

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quick·en /ˈkwɪkən/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
1 FAST/QUICK written to become quicker or make something quicker (使)變快,(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.
各家公司都發現科技的日新月異讓他們難以應付。
your heart/pulse/breathing quickens (=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc) 心跳/脈搏/呼吸加快
She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.
她看到了羅布,感覺自己心跳加快。
2 formalMORE THAN BEFORE if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger or more active (使)〔情緒〕變得更強烈 SYN increase
This policy served only to quicken anti-government feeling.
這項政策只會加劇人們的反政府情緒。
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