Quicken
[ 'kwɪkən ]
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vt.& vi. （使）变快;增速;鼓舞;使复活;
vt. 苏醒;使有生机;
📝 例句
A good debate can quicken one's mind.
有意义的辩论能使人的大脑更加敏锐。
The seeds are quickening in the soil.
种子在土壤里发芽生长。
Reading adventure stories quickened my imagination.
阅读冒险故事激发了我的想像力。
He quicken his pace, and took up new threads of talk.
他加快脚步，找了些新的话题谈着。
They need to quicken.
他们需要加速。
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
quicken
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become quicker （使某事物）加快, 变快
His pace quickened. 他的步伐加快了.
We quickened our steps. 我们加快了脚步.
2 (fml 文) (cause sth to) become more active （使某事物）变得更活跃, 更加活泼
The child quickened in her womb, ie She felt the movements of the foetus. 她感到了胎动.
Her pulse quickened. 她的脉搏加快了.
His interest was quickened by an article he had read. 他读了一篇文章便兴趣大增了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kwikәn]vt. 加快, 激发, 使有生气, 鼓舞, 使复活vi. 加快, 变活跃, 进入胎动期
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Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的，我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢？海水的颜色多么可怕呀！看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
They sighed and cried out for more water, but food and water were only given out once a day.
他们叹息着，嚷着要水喝，而水和食物每天只发放一次。
I also need your permission to speak to the family lawyer about this matter.
我还需要你的许可，就关于这件事跟你们的家庭律师谈话。