Definition of quick in English:

quick

adjective kwɪkkwɪk

1Moving fast or doing something in a short time.
快的，迅速的；急速的；匆匆的
in the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate
with infinitive he was always quick to point out her faults
他总是立即指出她的过错。
Example sentencesExamples
- They also need to be quick on their feet and incredibly alert and aware.
- Despite a two-and-a-half hour rain delay, Williams was quick off the blocks, racing to a 4-lead in the first set.
- This is not to say that problems do not occur, though eBay is quick to state that any such happenings are few and far between.
- Mathias was a quick learner, in just a short time he could perform the kicks satisfactorily.
- And they were also quick to slam high-spending pop stars and other celebrities who they said were a bad example to youngsters.
- You take swift decisions and make quick changes when situations are tense and demanding.
- Best wishes to Eilish Marren who sustained a broken ankle recently and we wish her a speedy recovery and a quick return to the playing field.
- While being quick and fast, those involved in the relief and rescue work should maintain their temper, he noted.
- They can even catch a bird in free flight, so that's how quick they are.
- Another aspect of Swedish business success is that the country's firms are quick to recut their cloth to suit changing times.
- The city was saddened by the news of Terry's closure and readers were quick to suggest alternative uses for the factory site.
- With electric gates which can be operated from either end of the pit cows make a quick entry and a fast exit.
- Keep the defence tight, and when on offence, I want to see quick feet and fast passing.
- Other nations were quick to emulate Ecuador's experiment, but few have enjoyed the same success.
- They are a fine team with very fast and quick forwards and they are pressing for the top place in the group and if they beat us they will do that.
- If you suffer from either type of sinusitis, our quick fixes offer fast relief.
- To both her credit and her detriment, Nora has learned to not be quick to judge people.
- I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning.
- We've got excellent linebackers because of the speed there, and we're fast and quick up front.
- Mrs Young said the secret of her success behind the bar was quick mental arithmetic which helped her to keep track of the orders without the help of a cash till.
Synonyms
fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious
brisk, lively, sprightly, nimble, prompt
lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop, breakneck, smart
informal nippy, zippy
British informal cracking
literary fleet
rare tantivy, alacritous, volant
1. 1.1 Lasting or taking a short time.
  短暂的
  Brian gave her a quick look
  we went to the pub for a quick drink
  我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, a quick look at what happened in Scotland in April.
  So we will take a quick look at Pi Fast, which, as the name suggests calculates Pi to as many digits as you want.
  They're relatively simple and quick quests that result in very little gain in terms of experience points.
  Nosing into the wave, called purling, will usually result in your quick exit from the board.
  After landing aboard the ship, we board a fast speed boat for the quick ride to the terminal.
  Bails was tired but met for a quick drink after work.
  We were supposed to be having ‘a quick drink’, but it ended up being dinner for about eight and the bar actually ran out of wine.
  She headed for the cyber café to do a quick search and learn a thing or two.
  However, a succession of penalty corners from Aldridge resulted in two quick goals and suddenly the game was slipping away again.
  As the room swirled and tumbled around him, Fleet caught only a few quick glimpses of what happened next.
  The Orkney squad lost three quick tries at the start of the game, resulting in a half-time score of 22-5.
  A quick test shows this happens with enough browsers to make it funny (I didn't find one that worked).
  She had made just two quick trips home to Indianapolis during that time.
  Rearranging the gallery is one way to stay busy, and one that can result in quick sales.
  There are no quick fixes for the grief and anguish after the death of a loved one.
  These quick tender biscuits go with just about any prairie meal.
  But a quick word with the proprietor of the local service station reassured me otherwise.
  Before looking at the results, let's do a quick recap on what happens in the formation of an embryo.
  The set was two and a half hours of music with a twenty-minute interval for drinks and some quick reprogramming of the lights and video projectors.
  Meticulous copy editing may be another impediment to the quick dissemination of results.
  Synonyms
  hasty, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, desultory, incidental, summary, glancing
  brief, short, fleeting, passing, transient, transitory, short-lived, flying, lightning, momentary, temporary
2. 1.2 Happening with little or no delay; prompt.
  迅速的，即时的
  children like to see quick results from their efforts
  孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A quick response by police resulted in the swift arrest of two youths.
  It looks like the new fast track to quick money is being a test user.
  Low-intensity warfare of this kind does not bring quick results and much of the work is low-key, repetitive and painstaking.
  I still think the basic motivation behind this is valid, but the result personally is a quick burnout.
  She instead gives the reader quick snapshots as fast as the events she describes.
  With its simple colour scheme and one page layout it is designed for fast downloading and quick access to new material.
  Remember these fish are fast and spooky, you have to make quick accurate casts, often into a twenty knot wind.
  A skin test is usually done first because it is quick and straightforward.
  It is seen as the least dangerous of the notorious cobra family but its bite can still cause rapid death without quick intervention.
  However if we want a quick result on a short session they are ideal.
  Pests should be controlled with a quick shot to the head or fast acting poison.
  Materials are sold off to earn a quick Kwacha and the result is people continue wallow in poverty.
  My business would not offer a return for several years, whereas Bob was promising a relatively quick buck.
  They began to price land and they began to open up for investments and for trade, which led to quick results.
  Women tend to want quick results if they're working alone, and they are more likely to give up in a few weeks if they don't see real progress.
  When an accident happens a quick response may be necessary to keep an injury from becoming a fatality.
  His military skills resulted in quick promotion in Carranza's constitutional army.
  Part of the myth is that it's easy, quick, fast money, but there are always strings attached.
  The result is quick response both around town and on the open road, plus levels of fuel efficiency and economy that rate at the top of the class.
  Four children, three boys and a girl, were born in fairly quick succession.
  Synonyms
  sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong
2Prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent.
（人）理解得快的，反应快的，学得快的；聪明的，有才智的
it was quick of him to spot the mistake
他机敏地发现了这个错误。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was quick to learn and was literate in both English and Irish and had a good understanding of the Brehan law.
- His brilliant blue eyes always twinkled brightly, he was smart and a quick thinker.
- A quick student, she memorised entire scripts and soon learned how to cry or laugh on command.
- So, being quick and bright, she explains that she meant ‘hard-working people’.
- ‘He's pretty quick on the uptake,’ she replied.
- However, their quick wits and intelligence often brings them through, and they may make a fortune from nothing.
- But in private, it was clear that this guy was very smart, very quick to learn.
- He is a pioneer with an astute intellect and has a quick wit.
- Joseph early in life learned that quick wit would get him through.
- You realise professional goals with intelligence, quick thinking and good management.
- In college, my quick wit and intelligence made up for whatever I lacked in dedication.
- ‘Why?’ David asked, sounding a bit stupid, for his usually quick intellect was a bit slowed by the recent events.
- Endowed with a keen sense of perception, they also have quick minds.
- I am quick to learn, and incredibly hard working, but I'm a bit of a loner and would need a competent team for support.
- He is able to use his wit, he's able to use his quick thinking in very sharp and tactically, even brilliant, ways.
- Jo was clever, cunning, intelligent, very quick, and could see things which other people couldn't.
- With its quick intelligence, it has no trouble learning its name and how to use a litter box.
- He was a terrific actor and he also had a very quick brain.
- Andy Reid is a marvellous player; skilful, intelligent, and quick in thought and action.
- Even with her intelligent and quick mind, she could come up with no way of getting to her dagger.
Synonyms
intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brilliant, astute, quick-witted, sharp-witted, ready, quick off the mark
observant, alert, sharp, wide awake, receptive, perceptive
informal brainy, smart, on the ball, on one's toes, quick on the uptake, genius
North American informal whip-smart
1. 2.1 (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert.
  （人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的，灵敏的；敏感的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Blaze sat looking out the window for some time, her quick eyes darting along the part of the street she could see from the window.
  Sherlock Holmes's quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances.
  He signaled secretly to his gang, but the cold man's quick eye caught everything.
  The bounce was even and true, and Agarkar, with his quick eye, could do no wrong under such circumstances.
  Ivan Denisovich's quick eye allows him to cut in front of another prisoner for a serving tray.
  Other worthies pilloried him for his strokeplay, dismissing the values of strength and quick eye in favour of grace and beauty.
  Possessing a quick eye, and sly about it, they never let slip an opportunity or an advantage when it comes their way.
  Her bearing has turned to reserve, her normally quick eyes dull and watery.
  She was about to say something but her quick eyes had caught the mass of women slowly stalking toward them.
  Making money in this segment will require careful management and a quick eye on micro-trends.
2. 2.2 (of a person's temper) easily roused.
  （人的脾气）急的，不耐烦的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The defence say that the defendant is a peaceable, non-violent man, who did not have a quick temper.
  Mary, who never received any domestic training from her mother at home, marries Jack, a business executive with a quick temper.
  Helena had a quick temper but rarely flew into a true rage.
  I had a quick temper, and my way of controlling it was to avoid responding or talking to people.
  If one trusts the cuttings - there are tales of files being thrown at unfortunate juniors - Stevens has a quick temper.
  Troy Stevenson, a murderer, was formerly a big man in the drug business with a quick temper and a bigger attitude.
  I have a quick temper which can flare up and be over in seconds, which makes me rueful, but at least provides bystanders with entertainment.
  Normally, he was quite calm and quiet, but he had a quick temper that subsided as easily as it came.
  He was replaced by Frank Joklik, a former mine boss with a quick temper.
  Denise has little concept of humility, and allows her quick temper to interfere with her common sense.
  You can be rather selfish, though, and a partner needs to be able to deal with your quick temper and impulsive tantrums.
  Her mother, for instance, with her high blood pressure, her quick temper, is obviously choleric.
  To her finer qualities must be added a quick temper and considerable hauteur, more readily apparent to the Chinese than to most foreigners.
  Now I realized that it was his cold anger that I feared, and not his quick temper.
  Contrary to popular belief, Marla did not have a quick temper, she was simply angry all the time.
  Some of his prickliness was an expression of offended authority, but much of it also had to do with his own quick temper.
  In this novel, Beverly Lamark is a successful mystery writer with a quick temper and acerbic wit.
  Age and size are a bad mix, and Brown has a quick temper and slow feet to boot.
  They know her and her flaws - a quick temper, a dicey sexual past - too well for that.
  He was in trouble for vandalism and had a notoriously quick temper.

adverb kwɪkkwɪk

informal

At a fast rate; quickly.
〈非正式〉快，迅速地
he'll find some place where he can make money quicker
他要找个挣钱更快的地方。
as exclamation Get out, quick!
Example sentencesExamples
- I got away quick, which was down to the nerves, the aggression, the excitement and the adrenalin.
- The world was a blur around us and if I tried to focus outside the circle of movement, I got a headache pretty quick.
- But trading standards staff are warning that there is no guarantee of getting rich quick or even getting your original stake back.
- Exxon and Shell say if we don't do something quick the 2004 convention sponsorship deal is off.
- People don't realise how critical that is because if you come in and something's not quite right you get exposed real quick, as you can see with the newer guys.
- I adapted pretty quick to it so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
- ' Since then I've started swinging the ball away and got a bit quicker as well.
- And it is that a company can play quick and fast with procedural rules, and escape action.
- Watching my mum being a single parent made me grow up quick and taught me to not rush things in life.
- I'd like to point out - most people are talking about how quick you need to do this.
- I have to admit that I don't learn new things as quick as I do 10 years ago.
- The smart lines drop in fast and quick, with some great gags that click two seconds after you think they should.
- This promises to be an uplifting and exciting concert, but tickets will sell fast so get in quick.
- One word: grow up quick or seek therapy as soon as possible.
- Her heart beat quick as she ran into the office and lifted the shade to witness the flood.
- So get your ducks quick as they are flying out of the place.
- How quick we have forgotten the sacrifice demanded of those whose homes and communities that stood in the way of the inner relief folly.
- When he drew it back real quick he stabbed himself in the neck with it.
- "I thought to myself I could have held a little more depth and got there a bit quicker.
- It would take off real quick in a straight line, then seem to turn 90 degrees, then up and down and left and right.

noun kwɪkkwɪk

1the quickThe soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.
（指甲或趾甲下的）活肉
Example sentencesExamples
- As she packed, I saw her hands and her once beautiful nails were bitten to the quick.
- It doesn't exactly hurt when they dig but it is uncomfortable like when you chew a nail down to the quick.
- You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewing your fingernails down to the quick.
- I removed my hand from my mouth when I realized I had chewed my fingernail down to the bleeding quick.
- I am at this moment being vetted for my suitability as interviewer and my nails are bitten to the quick.
- Their hands were inspected, nails cut to the quick if polish was found.
- All over Britain, parental nails are being chewed down to the quick.
- This will prevent the quick from growing too long and prevent the nail from bleeding.
- If you cut into the quick, the claw will bleed and the cat will experience pain.
- And all from a little British film, with a tiny £2 million budget which was cut to the quick.
- The water will help soften the baby's toenails so they trim easily and without snapping off at the quick.
1. 1.1 The central or most sensitive part of someone or something.
  〈喻〉（人或事物的）要害，核心；敏感部位，痛处
  Example sentencesExamples
  The PRSI changes cut to the quick of a constituency that she and her party hold dear.
  The vote or die campaign that was launched by young Afro and white Americans stung the heartland of America to the quick.
  Stung to the quick by allegations our banner graphic looked very 1994, we've done a bit of a redesign here.
  This seemingly ‘technical’ issue in many ways cuts to the quick of electronic nonlinearity.
  It neutralises the whining about failing to address the issue because it cuts to the quick.
  I didn't agree with the statement, but I did think it clever and amusing, cutting to the quick of what a particular type of web usage is all about.
  Its implications cut to the quick of the British constitution.
  Stoll is a clean, clear writer, and his short dispatches cut to the quick.
  Finally someone's cutting right to the quick of a very important subject that's all too often ignored.
  It cuts to straight to the quick of this most sinister tale, using just two actors on a bare stage to tell of a man divided and torn between his good and evil nature.
2as plural noun the quickarchaic Those who are living.
〈古〉活着的人们
the quick and the dead
活人与死人。
Example sentencesExamples
- From the salvation of the dead we move to the healing of the quick.
- This law renders willful killing of an unborn ‘quick’ child by any injury to the mother of the child to be manslaughter.
- They will die as you died, in the footsteps of the dead that were quick.
3Cricket
informal A fast bowler.
〔板球〕〈非正式〉快投手
Example sentencesExamples
- However, there is enough help for the seamers to persuade both teams to play three frontline quicks.
- All it took was a stare and a crook of the eyebrow from any one of the quartet of West Indian quicks in those days for the batsmen to know that a bowler was upset.
- However, the selectors opted for the established quicks.
- We've had three quicks that have done a great job all season.
- If Bridgetown's Kensington Oval was a fortress for the Caribbean quicks of the 1970s and 80s, Eden Park became the impenetrable battlefield of the lack-of-pace New Zealand attack in the World Cup.

Phrases

cut someone to the quick

Cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action.
（用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害，刺痛
she was cut to the quick by his accusation
Example sentencesExamples
- The mocking tone was slight, but it cut Maple to the quick.
- His words cut her to the quick, but this time she knew exactly why.
- But when she opened The Independent the other day, she was cut to the quick.
- I was about to open my mouth to say something but he cut me to the quick.
- Many of Billington's criticisms have clearly cut Nunn to the quick.
- ‘I understand,’ Jack tried, but this girl cut him to the quick.
- If there was one thing Joe Cartwright couldn't take it was being ignored, and if the townspeople had set out to cut him to the quick then they had certainly done a good job of it.
- Gleason's flamboyancy would have cut Buk to the quick.
- She brushes past him, her heart pounding with the effort it took to keep from blurting out something about Daphne that would really cut him to the quick.
- Hearing the answer either way would likely cut him to the quick.
Synonyms
hurt, hurt the feelings of, scar, damage, harm, injure, insult, slight, offend, give offence to, affront, distress, disturb, upset, make miserable, trouble, discomfort

a quick one

informal A rapidly consumed alcoholic drink.
〈非正式〉匆匆饮下的酒
Example sentencesExamples
- See if you can spot the two I wrote when I was a bit drunk, after the third consecutive ‘oh, just a quick one then’ early evening session in the village pub with the usual suspects.
- It's interesting how, other than Miami, our list of favourite sleaze-pits and dens of iniquity seems remarkably similar to our list of favourite places to grab a quick one with pals.
- Rather than sit around that whole time looking stupid, some bassists decided to sneak offstage and go to the tavern next door for a quick one.
- So I arranged with them to meet them in town before work, whether at the show or at a pub for a quick one.
- I'm off to the bar for a quick one.… Taoiseach, wake up.
- It was just a quick one in the leisure centre bar, up by the observation gallery.
- They are also non-refundable, so don't be tempted to have a quick one for Dutch courage before you set off; all climbers are stringently breathalysed!
- Better make it a quick one - the last train leaves at 6: 35 pm.
- ‘All sounds very technical,’ I said ‘You going to pop down the Lion for a quick one after?’
- I'm not talking about them letting you have a quick one in the back while they're cleaning up.

quick with child

archaic At a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt.
〈古〉进入胎动期
Example sentencesExamples
- By the present Law, this offence is divided into two classes: the capital offence being where the woman shall be quick with child.
- In the criminal context, women convicted of capital crimes were permitted to plead that they were quick with child, and to have this claim tested by a group of six women.
- A woman is usually considered to be ‘quick‘with child around the fourth month of pregnancy.

Origin

Old 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'.

The original meaning of quick in Old English was ‘living’ or ‘alive’, contrasting with something dead or inanimate. This early sense still survives in the expression the quick and the dead, meaning ‘the living and the dead’, which comes from the Apostles' Creed in the Book of Common Prayer (1662): ‘From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.’ Quicksand (Old English) is so called because it moves—and swallows things up—as if it were alive. The original ‘alive’ sense of quick also led to the use of the word to refer to the soft, tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or hoof. Nervous people might bite their nails right down ‘to the quick’. This area is well supplied with nerves and is very sensitive to touch or injury (and so seems more ‘alive’ than other parts of the skin). So to cut someone to the quick is to upset them very much by saying or doing something hurtful. It was a simple step in the word's history to go from ‘alive’ to senses such as ‘lively’ and ‘vigorous’ and, from the late 16th century, ‘fast’. Mercury was formerly known as quicksilver—the silver substance moves in such an unpredictable way that it seems to be alive.

Rhymes

artic, brick, chick, click, crick, flick, hand-pick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick

Definition of quick in US English:

quick

adjectivekwikkwɪk

1Moving fast or doing something in a short time.
快的，迅速的；急速的；匆匆的
with infinitive he was always quick to point out her faults
他总是立即指出她的过错。
some children are particularly quick learners
有些孩子学东西特别快。
I was much quicker than he was and held him at bay for several laps
我比他快得多，把他落下几圈。
Example sentencesExamples
- With electric gates which can be operated from either end of the pit cows make a quick entry and a fast exit.
- We've got excellent linebackers because of the speed there, and we're fast and quick up front.
- They can even catch a bird in free flight, so that's how quick they are.
- I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning.
- While being quick and fast, those involved in the relief and rescue work should maintain their temper, he noted.
- And they were also quick to slam high-spending pop stars and other celebrities who they said were a bad example to youngsters.
- They also need to be quick on their feet and incredibly alert and aware.
- They are a fine team with very fast and quick forwards and they are pressing for the top place in the group and if they beat us they will do that.
- If you suffer from either type of sinusitis, our quick fixes offer fast relief.
- Mathias was a quick learner, in just a short time he could perform the kicks satisfactorily.
- Other nations were quick to emulate Ecuador's experiment, but few have enjoyed the same success.
- Best wishes to Eilish Marren who sustained a broken ankle recently and we wish her a speedy recovery and a quick return to the playing field.
- This is not to say that problems do not occur, though eBay is quick to state that any such happenings are few and far between.
- Despite a two-and-a-half hour rain delay, Williams was quick off the blocks, racing to a 4-lead in the first set.
- Mrs Young said the secret of her success behind the bar was quick mental arithmetic which helped her to keep track of the orders without the help of a cash till.
- To both her credit and her detriment, Nora has learned to not be quick to judge people.
- Another aspect of Swedish business success is that the country's firms are quick to recut their cloth to suit changing times.
- The city was saddened by the news of Terry's closure and readers were quick to suggest alternative uses for the factory site.
- Keep the defence tight, and when on offence, I want to see quick feet and fast passing.
- You take swift decisions and make quick changes when situations are tense and demanding.
Synonyms
fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious
1. 1.1 Lasting or taking a short time.
  短暂的
  we went to the pub for a quick drink
  我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。
  she took a quick look through the drawers
  她匆匆翻看了抽屉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We were supposed to be having ‘a quick drink’, but it ended up being dinner for about eight and the bar actually ran out of wine.
  There are no quick fixes for the grief and anguish after the death of a loved one.
  Before looking at the results, let's do a quick recap on what happens in the formation of an embryo.
  Meticulous copy editing may be another impediment to the quick dissemination of results.
  As the room swirled and tumbled around him, Fleet caught only a few quick glimpses of what happened next.
  The set was two and a half hours of music with a twenty-minute interval for drinks and some quick reprogramming of the lights and video projectors.
  These quick tender biscuits go with just about any prairie meal.
  Rearranging the gallery is one way to stay busy, and one that can result in quick sales.
  After landing aboard the ship, we board a fast speed boat for the quick ride to the terminal.
  She had made just two quick trips home to Indianapolis during that time.
  But a quick word with the proprietor of the local service station reassured me otherwise.
  Bails was tired but met for a quick drink after work.
  They're relatively simple and quick quests that result in very little gain in terms of experience points.
  However, a succession of penalty corners from Aldridge resulted in two quick goals and suddenly the game was slipping away again.
  Nosing into the wave, called purling, will usually result in your quick exit from the board.
  She headed for the cyber café to do a quick search and learn a thing or two.
  A quick test shows this happens with enough browsers to make it funny (I didn't find one that worked).
  The Orkney squad lost three quick tries at the start of the game, resulting in a half-time score of 22-5.
  So we will take a quick look at Pi Fast, which, as the name suggests calculates Pi to as many digits as you want.
  Finally, a quick look at what happened in Scotland in April.
  Synonyms
  hasty, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, desultory, incidental, summary, glancing
2. 1.2 Happening with little or no delay; prompt.
  迅速的，即时的
  children like to see quick results from their efforts
  孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They began to price land and they began to open up for investments and for trade, which led to quick results.
  Pests should be controlled with a quick shot to the head or fast acting poison.
  The result is quick response both around town and on the open road, plus levels of fuel efficiency and economy that rate at the top of the class.
  His military skills resulted in quick promotion in Carranza's constitutional army.
  A quick response by police resulted in the swift arrest of two youths.
  Part of the myth is that it's easy, quick, fast money, but there are always strings attached.
  Materials are sold off to earn a quick Kwacha and the result is people continue wallow in poverty.
  With its simple colour scheme and one page layout it is designed for fast downloading and quick access to new material.
  She instead gives the reader quick snapshots as fast as the events she describes.
  However if we want a quick result on a short session they are ideal.
  A skin test is usually done first because it is quick and straightforward.
  It is seen as the least dangerous of the notorious cobra family but its bite can still cause rapid death without quick intervention.
  Low-intensity warfare of this kind does not bring quick results and much of the work is low-key, repetitive and painstaking.
  Remember these fish are fast and spooky, you have to make quick accurate casts, often into a twenty knot wind.
  Four children, three boys and a girl, were born in fairly quick succession.
  When an accident happens a quick response may be necessary to keep an injury from becoming a fatality.
  I still think the basic motivation behind this is valid, but the result personally is a quick burnout.
  It looks like the new fast track to quick money is being a test user.
  Women tend to want quick results if they're working alone, and they are more likely to give up in a few weeks if they don't see real progress.
  My business would not offer a return for several years, whereas Bob was promising a relatively quick buck.
  Synonyms
  sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong
2(of a person) prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent.
（人）理解得快的，反应快的，学得快的；聪明的，有才智的
it was quick of him to spot the mistake
他机敏地发现了这个错误。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even with her intelligent and quick mind, she could come up with no way of getting to her dagger.
- A quick student, she memorised entire scripts and soon learned how to cry or laugh on command.
- But in private, it was clear that this guy was very smart, very quick to learn.
- He was a terrific actor and he also had a very quick brain.
- Andy Reid is a marvellous player; skilful, intelligent, and quick in thought and action.
- He was quick to learn and was literate in both English and Irish and had a good understanding of the Brehan law.
- He is a pioneer with an astute intellect and has a quick wit.
- Endowed with a keen sense of perception, they also have quick minds.
- You realise professional goals with intelligence, quick thinking and good management.
- In college, my quick wit and intelligence made up for whatever I lacked in dedication.
- I am quick to learn, and incredibly hard working, but I'm a bit of a loner and would need a competent team for support.
- He is able to use his wit, he's able to use his quick thinking in very sharp and tactically, even brilliant, ways.
- With its quick intelligence, it has no trouble learning its name and how to use a litter box.
- ‘He's pretty quick on the uptake,’ she replied.
- However, their quick wits and intelligence often brings them through, and they may make a fortune from nothing.
- Jo was clever, cunning, intelligent, very quick, and could see things which other people couldn't.
- His brilliant blue eyes always twinkled brightly, he was smart and a quick thinker.
- Joseph early in life learned that quick wit would get him through.
- So, being quick and bright, she explains that she meant ‘hard-working people’.
- ‘Why?’ David asked, sounding a bit stupid, for his usually quick intellect was a bit slowed by the recent events.
Synonyms
intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brilliant, astute, quick-witted, sharp-witted, ready, quick off the mark
1. 2.1 (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert.
  （人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的，灵敏的；敏感的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The bounce was even and true, and Agarkar, with his quick eye, could do no wrong under such circumstances.
  She was about to say something but her quick eyes had caught the mass of women slowly stalking toward them.
  Blaze sat looking out the window for some time, her quick eyes darting along the part of the street she could see from the window.
  He signaled secretly to his gang, but the cold man's quick eye caught everything.
  Possessing a quick eye, and sly about it, they never let slip an opportunity or an advantage when it comes their way.
  Other worthies pilloried him for his strokeplay, dismissing the values of strength and quick eye in favour of grace and beauty.
  Making money in this segment will require careful management and a quick eye on micro-trends.
  Sherlock Holmes's quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances.
  Ivan Denisovich's quick eye allows him to cut in front of another prisoner for a serving tray.
  Her bearing has turned to reserve, her normally quick eyes dull and watery.
2. 2.2 (of a person's temper) easily roused.
  （人的脾气）急的，不耐烦的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Age and size are a bad mix, and Brown has a quick temper and slow feet to boot.
  The defence say that the defendant is a peaceable, non-violent man, who did not have a quick temper.
  To her finer qualities must be added a quick temper and considerable hauteur, more readily apparent to the Chinese than to most foreigners.
  They know her and her flaws - a quick temper, a dicey sexual past - too well for that.
  In this novel, Beverly Lamark is a successful mystery writer with a quick temper and acerbic wit.
  Now I realized that it was his cold anger that I feared, and not his quick temper.
  Mary, who never received any domestic training from her mother at home, marries Jack, a business executive with a quick temper.
  You can be rather selfish, though, and a partner needs to be able to deal with your quick temper and impulsive tantrums.
  Contrary to popular belief, Marla did not have a quick temper, she was simply angry all the time.
  Troy Stevenson, a murderer, was formerly a big man in the drug business with a quick temper and a bigger attitude.
  Her mother, for instance, with her high blood pressure, her quick temper, is obviously choleric.
  I had a quick temper, and my way of controlling it was to avoid responding or talking to people.
  He was in trouble for vandalism and had a notoriously quick temper.
  Some of his prickliness was an expression of offended authority, but much of it also had to do with his own quick temper.
  I have a quick temper which can flare up and be over in seconds, which makes me rueful, but at least provides bystanders with entertainment.
  Helena had a quick temper but rarely flew into a true rage.
  He was replaced by Frank Joklik, a former mine boss with a quick temper.
  Normally, he was quite calm and quiet, but he had a quick temper that subsided as easily as it came.
  Denise has little concept of humility, and allows her quick temper to interfere with her common sense.
  If one trusts the cuttings - there are tales of files being thrown at unfortunate juniors - Stevens has a quick temper.

adverbkwikkwɪk

informal

At a fast rate; quickly.
〈非正式〉快，迅速地
he'll find some place where he can make money quicker
他要找个挣钱更快的地方。
as exclamation Get out, quick!
Example sentencesExamples
- I'd like to point out - most people are talking about how quick you need to do this.
- People don't realise how critical that is because if you come in and something's not quite right you get exposed real quick, as you can see with the newer guys.
- One word: grow up quick or seek therapy as soon as possible.
- When he drew it back real quick he stabbed himself in the neck with it.
- So get your ducks quick as they are flying out of the place.
- Exxon and Shell say if we don't do something quick the 2004 convention sponsorship deal is off.
- I got away quick, which was down to the nerves, the aggression, the excitement and the adrenalin.
- But trading standards staff are warning that there is no guarantee of getting rich quick or even getting your original stake back.
- The world was a blur around us and if I tried to focus outside the circle of movement, I got a headache pretty quick.
- How quick we have forgotten the sacrifice demanded of those whose homes and communities that stood in the way of the inner relief folly.
- This promises to be an uplifting and exciting concert, but tickets will sell fast so get in quick.
- It would take off real quick in a straight line, then seem to turn 90 degrees, then up and down and left and right.
- I adapted pretty quick to it so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
- And it is that a company can play quick and fast with procedural rules, and escape action.
- ' Since then I've started swinging the ball away and got a bit quicker as well.
- The smart lines drop in fast and quick, with some great gags that click two seconds after you think they should.
- Her heart beat quick as she ran into the office and lifted the shade to witness the flood.
- Watching my mum being a single parent made me grow up quick and taught me to not rush things in life.
- "I thought to myself I could have held a little more depth and got there a bit quicker.
- I have to admit that I don't learn new things as quick as I do 10 years ago.

nounkwikkwɪk

1the quickThe soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.
（指甲或趾甲下的）活肉
Example sentencesExamples
- I am at this moment being vetted for my suitability as interviewer and my nails are bitten to the quick.
- You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewing your fingernails down to the quick.
- All over Britain, parental nails are being chewed down to the quick.
- This will prevent the quick from growing too long and prevent the nail from bleeding.
- I removed my hand from my mouth when I realized I had chewed my fingernail down to the bleeding quick.
- It doesn't exactly hurt when they dig but it is uncomfortable like when you chew a nail down to the quick.
- If you cut into the quick, the claw will bleed and the cat will experience pain.
- The water will help soften the baby's toenails so they trim easily and without snapping off at the quick.
- As she packed, I saw her hands and her once beautiful nails were bitten to the quick.
- And all from a little British film, with a tiny £2 million budget which was cut to the quick.
- Their hands were inspected, nails cut to the quick if polish was found.
1. 1.1 The central or most sensitive part of someone or something.
  〈喻〉（人或事物的）要害，核心；敏感部位，痛处
  Example sentencesExamples
  I didn't agree with the statement, but I did think it clever and amusing, cutting to the quick of what a particular type of web usage is all about.
  Stoll is a clean, clear writer, and his short dispatches cut to the quick.
  The PRSI changes cut to the quick of a constituency that she and her party hold dear.
  The vote or die campaign that was launched by young Afro and white Americans stung the heartland of America to the quick.
  Stung to the quick by allegations our banner graphic looked very 1994, we've done a bit of a redesign here.
  It cuts to straight to the quick of this most sinister tale, using just two actors on a bare stage to tell of a man divided and torn between his good and evil nature.
  Finally someone's cutting right to the quick of a very important subject that's all too often ignored.
  Its implications cut to the quick of the British constitution.
  This seemingly ‘technical’ issue in many ways cuts to the quick of electronic nonlinearity.
  It neutralises the whining about failing to address the issue because it cuts to the quick.
2as plural noun the quickarchaic Those who are living.
〈古〉活着的人们
the quick and the dead
活人与死人。
Example sentencesExamples
- They will die as you died, in the footsteps of the dead that were quick.
- This law renders willful killing of an unborn ‘quick’ child by any injury to the mother of the child to be manslaughter.
- From the salvation of the dead we move to the healing of the quick.

Phrases

cut someone to the quick

Cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action.
（用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害，刺痛
Example sentencesExamples
- His words cut her to the quick, but this time she knew exactly why.
- Gleason's flamboyancy would have cut Buk to the quick.
- Many of Billington's criticisms have clearly cut Nunn to the quick.
- If there was one thing Joe Cartwright couldn't take it was being ignored, and if the townspeople had set out to cut him to the quick then they had certainly done a good job of it.
- I was about to open my mouth to say something but he cut me to the quick.
- The mocking tone was slight, but it cut Maple to the quick.
- She brushes past him, her heart pounding with the effort it took to keep from blurting out something about Daphne that would really cut him to the quick.
- But when she opened The Independent the other day, she was cut to the quick.
- Hearing the answer either way would likely cut him to the quick.
- ‘I understand,’ Jack tried, but this girl cut him to the quick.
Synonyms
hurt, hurt the feelings of, scar, damage, harm, injure, insult, slight, offend, give offence to, affront, distress, disturb, upset, make miserable, trouble, discomfort

quick with child

archaic At a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt.
〈古〉进入胎动期
Example sentencesExamples
- A woman is usually considered to be ‘quick‘with child around the fourth month of pregnancy.
- In the criminal context, women convicted of capital crimes were permitted to plead that they were quick with child, and to have this claim tested by a group of six women.
- By the present Law, this offence is divided into two classes: the capital offence being where the woman shall be quick with child.

Origin

Old 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’.

词汇	quick
释义	Definition of quick in English: quick adjective kwɪkkwɪk 1Moving fast or doing something in a short time. 快的，迅速的；急速的；匆匆的 in the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate with infinitive he was always quick to point out her faults 他总是立即指出她的过错。 Example sentencesExamples They also need to be quick on their feet and incredibly alert and aware. Despite a two-and-a-half hour rain delay, Williams was quick off the blocks, racing to a 4-lead in the first set. This is not to say that problems do not occur, though eBay is quick to state that any such happenings are few and far between. Mathias was a quick learner, in just a short time he could perform the kicks satisfactorily. And they were also quick to slam high-spending pop stars and other celebrities who they said were a bad example to youngsters. You take swift decisions and make quick changes when situations are tense and demanding. Best wishes to Eilish Marren who sustained a broken ankle recently and we wish her a speedy recovery and a quick return to the playing field. While being quick and fast, those involved in the relief and rescue work should maintain their temper, he noted. They can even catch a bird in free flight, so that's how quick they are. Another aspect of Swedish business success is that the country's firms are quick to recut their cloth to suit changing times. The city was saddened by the news of Terry's closure and readers were quick to suggest alternative uses for the factory site. With electric gates which can be operated from either end of the pit cows make a quick entry and a fast exit. Keep the defence tight, and when on offence, I want to see quick feet and fast passing. Other nations were quick to emulate Ecuador's experiment, but few have enjoyed the same success. They are a fine team with very fast and quick forwards and they are pressing for the top place in the group and if they beat us they will do that. If you suffer from either type of sinusitis, our quick fixes offer fast relief. To both her credit and her detriment, Nora has learned to not be quick to judge people. I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning. We've got excellent linebackers because of the speed there, and we're fast and quick up front. Mrs Young said the secret of her success behind the bar was quick mental arithmetic which helped her to keep track of the orders without the help of a cash till. Synonyms fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious brisk, lively, sprightly, nimble, prompt lightning, meteoric, overnight, whirlwind, fast-track, whistle-stop, breakneck, smart informal nippy, zippy British informal cracking literary fleet rare tantivy, alacritous, volant 1.1 Lasting or taking a short time. 短暂的 Brian gave her a quick look we went to the pub for a quick drink 我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。 Example sentencesExamples Finally, a quick look at what happened in Scotland in April. So we will take a quick look at Pi Fast, which, as the name suggests calculates Pi to as many digits as you want. They're relatively simple and quick quests that result in very little gain in terms of experience points. Nosing into the wave, called purling, will usually result in your quick exit from the board. After landing aboard the ship, we board a fast speed boat for the quick ride to the terminal. Bails was tired but met for a quick drink after work. We were supposed to be having ‘a quick drink’, but it ended up being dinner for about eight and the bar actually ran out of wine. She headed for the cyber café to do a quick search and learn a thing or two. However, a succession of penalty corners from Aldridge resulted in two quick goals and suddenly the game was slipping away again. As the room swirled and tumbled around him, Fleet caught only a few quick glimpses of what happened next. The Orkney squad lost three quick tries at the start of the game, resulting in a half-time score of 22-5. A quick test shows this happens with enough browsers to make it funny (I didn't find one that worked). She had made just two quick trips home to Indianapolis during that time. Rearranging the gallery is one way to stay busy, and one that can result in quick sales. There are no quick fixes for the grief and anguish after the death of a loved one. These quick tender biscuits go with just about any prairie meal. But a quick word with the proprietor of the local service station reassured me otherwise. Before looking at the results, let's do a quick recap on what happens in the formation of an embryo. The set was two and a half hours of music with a twenty-minute interval for drinks and some quick reprogramming of the lights and video projectors. Meticulous copy editing may be another impediment to the quick dissemination of results. Synonyms hasty, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, desultory, incidental, summary, glancing brief, short, fleeting, passing, transient, transitory, short-lived, flying, lightning, momentary, temporary 1.2 Happening with little or no delay; prompt. 迅速的，即时的 children like to see quick results from their efforts 孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。 Example sentencesExamples A quick response by police resulted in the swift arrest of two youths. It looks like the new fast track to quick money is being a test user. Low-intensity warfare of this kind does not bring quick results and much of the work is low-key, repetitive and painstaking. I still think the basic motivation behind this is valid, but the result personally is a quick burnout. She instead gives the reader quick snapshots as fast as the events she describes. With its simple colour scheme and one page layout it is designed for fast downloading and quick access to new material. Remember these fish are fast and spooky, you have to make quick accurate casts, often into a twenty knot wind. A skin test is usually done first because it is quick and straightforward. It is seen as the least dangerous of the notorious cobra family but its bite can still cause rapid death without quick intervention. However if we want a quick result on a short session they are ideal. Pests should be controlled with a quick shot to the head or fast acting poison. Materials are sold off to earn a quick Kwacha and the result is people continue wallow in poverty. My business would not offer a return for several years, whereas Bob was promising a relatively quick buck. They began to price land and they began to open up for investments and for trade, which led to quick results. Women tend to want quick results if they're working alone, and they are more likely to give up in a few weeks if they don't see real progress. When an accident happens a quick response may be necessary to keep an injury from becoming a fatality. His military skills resulted in quick promotion in Carranza's constitutional army. Part of the myth is that it's easy, quick, fast money, but there are always strings attached. The result is quick response both around town and on the open road, plus levels of fuel efficiency and economy that rate at the top of the class. Four children, three boys and a girl, were born in fairly quick succession. Synonyms sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong 2Prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent. （人）理解得快的，反应快的，学得快的；聪明的，有才智的 it was quick of him to spot the mistake 他机敏地发现了这个错误。 Example sentencesExamples He was quick to learn and was literate in both English and Irish and had a good understanding of the Brehan law. His brilliant blue eyes always twinkled brightly, he was smart and a quick thinker. A quick student, she memorised entire scripts and soon learned how to cry or laugh on command. So, being quick and bright, she explains that she meant ‘hard-working people’. ‘He's pretty quick on the uptake,’ she replied. However, their quick wits and intelligence often brings them through, and they may make a fortune from nothing. But in private, it was clear that this guy was very smart, very quick to learn. He is a pioneer with an astute intellect and has a quick wit. Joseph early in life learned that quick wit would get him through. You realise professional goals with intelligence, quick thinking and good management. In college, my quick wit and intelligence made up for whatever I lacked in dedication. ‘Why?’ David asked, sounding a bit stupid, for his usually quick intellect was a bit slowed by the recent events. Endowed with a keen sense of perception, they also have quick minds. I am quick to learn, and incredibly hard working, but I'm a bit of a loner and would need a competent team for support. He is able to use his wit, he's able to use his quick thinking in very sharp and tactically, even brilliant, ways. Jo was clever, cunning, intelligent, very quick, and could see things which other people couldn't. With its quick intelligence, it has no trouble learning its name and how to use a litter box. He was a terrific actor and he also had a very quick brain. Andy Reid is a marvellous player; skilful, intelligent, and quick in thought and action. Even with her intelligent and quick mind, she could come up with no way of getting to her dagger. Synonyms intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brilliant, astute, quick-witted, sharp-witted, ready, quick off the mark observant, alert, sharp, wide awake, receptive, perceptive informal brainy, smart, on the ball, on one's toes, quick on the uptake, genius North American informal whip-smart 2.1 (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert. （人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的，灵敏的；敏感的 Example sentencesExamples Blaze sat looking out the window for some time, her quick eyes darting along the part of the street she could see from the window. Sherlock Holmes's quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances. He signaled secretly to his gang, but the cold man's quick eye caught everything. The bounce was even and true, and Agarkar, with his quick eye, could do no wrong under such circumstances. Ivan Denisovich's quick eye allows him to cut in front of another prisoner for a serving tray. Other worthies pilloried him for his strokeplay, dismissing the values of strength and quick eye in favour of grace and beauty. Possessing a quick eye, and sly about it, they never let slip an opportunity or an advantage when it comes their way. Her bearing has turned to reserve, her normally quick eyes dull and watery. She was about to say something but her quick eyes had caught the mass of women slowly stalking toward them. Making money in this segment will require careful management and a quick eye on micro-trends. 2.2 (of a person's temper) easily roused. （人的脾气）急的，不耐烦的 Example sentencesExamples The defence say that the defendant is a peaceable, non-violent man, who did not have a quick temper. Mary, who never received any domestic training from her mother at home, marries Jack, a business executive with a quick temper. Helena had a quick temper but rarely flew into a true rage. I had a quick temper, and my way of controlling it was to avoid responding or talking to people. If one trusts the cuttings - there are tales of files being thrown at unfortunate juniors - Stevens has a quick temper. Troy Stevenson, a murderer, was formerly a big man in the drug business with a quick temper and a bigger attitude. I have a quick temper which can flare up and be over in seconds, which makes me rueful, but at least provides bystanders with entertainment. Normally, he was quite calm and quiet, but he had a quick temper that subsided as easily as it came. He was replaced by Frank Joklik, a former mine boss with a quick temper. Denise has little concept of humility, and allows her quick temper to interfere with her common sense. You can be rather selfish, though, and a partner needs to be able to deal with your quick temper and impulsive tantrums. Her mother, for instance, with her high blood pressure, her quick temper, is obviously choleric. To her finer qualities must be added a quick temper and considerable hauteur, more readily apparent to the Chinese than to most foreigners. Now I realized that it was his cold anger that I feared, and not his quick temper. Contrary to popular belief, Marla did not have a quick temper, she was simply angry all the time. Some of his prickliness was an expression of offended authority, but much of it also had to do with his own quick temper. In this novel, Beverly Lamark is a successful mystery writer with a quick temper and acerbic wit. Age and size are a bad mix, and Brown has a quick temper and slow feet to boot. They know her and her flaws - a quick temper, a dicey sexual past - too well for that. He was in trouble for vandalism and had a notoriously quick temper. adverb kwɪkkwɪk informal At a fast rate; quickly. 〈非正式〉快，迅速地 he'll find some place where he can make money quicker 他要找个挣钱更快的地方。 as exclamation Get out, quick! Example sentencesExamples I got away quick, which was down to the nerves, the aggression, the excitement and the adrenalin. The world was a blur around us and if I tried to focus outside the circle of movement, I got a headache pretty quick. But trading standards staff are warning that there is no guarantee of getting rich quick or even getting your original stake back. Exxon and Shell say if we don't do something quick the 2004 convention sponsorship deal is off. People don't realise how critical that is because if you come in and something's not quite right you get exposed real quick, as you can see with the newer guys. I adapted pretty quick to it so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. ' Since then I've started swinging the ball away and got a bit quicker as well. And it is that a company can play quick and fast with procedural rules, and escape action. Watching my mum being a single parent made me grow up quick and taught me to not rush things in life. I'd like to point out - most people are talking about how quick you need to do this. I have to admit that I don't learn new things as quick as I do 10 years ago. The smart lines drop in fast and quick, with some great gags that click two seconds after you think they should. This promises to be an uplifting and exciting concert, but tickets will sell fast so get in quick. One word: grow up quick or seek therapy as soon as possible. Her heart beat quick as she ran into the office and lifted the shade to witness the flood. So get your ducks quick as they are flying out of the place. How quick we have forgotten the sacrifice demanded of those whose homes and communities that stood in the way of the inner relief folly. When he drew it back real quick he stabbed himself in the neck with it. "I thought to myself I could have held a little more depth and got there a bit quicker. It would take off real quick in a straight line, then seem to turn 90 degrees, then up and down and left and right. noun kwɪkkwɪk 1the quickThe soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail. （指甲或趾甲下的）活肉 Example sentencesExamples As she packed, I saw her hands and her once beautiful nails were bitten to the quick. It doesn't exactly hurt when they dig but it is uncomfortable like when you chew a nail down to the quick. You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewing your fingernails down to the quick. I removed my hand from my mouth when I realized I had chewed my fingernail down to the bleeding quick. I am at this moment being vetted for my suitability as interviewer and my nails are bitten to the quick. Their hands were inspected, nails cut to the quick if polish was found. All over Britain, parental nails are being chewed down to the quick. This will prevent the quick from growing too long and prevent the nail from bleeding. If you cut into the quick, the claw will bleed and the cat will experience pain. And all from a little British film, with a tiny £2 million budget which was cut to the quick. The water will help soften the baby's toenails so they trim easily and without snapping off at the quick. 1.1 The central or most sensitive part of someone or something. 〈喻〉（人或事物的）要害，核心；敏感部位，痛处 Example sentencesExamples The PRSI changes cut to the quick of a constituency that she and her party hold dear. The vote or die campaign that was launched by young Afro and white Americans stung the heartland of America to the quick. Stung to the quick by allegations our banner graphic looked very 1994, we've done a bit of a redesign here. This seemingly ‘technical’ issue in many ways cuts to the quick of electronic nonlinearity. It neutralises the whining about failing to address the issue because it cuts to the quick. I didn't agree with the statement, but I did think it clever and amusing, cutting to the quick of what a particular type of web usage is all about. Its implications cut to the quick of the British constitution. Stoll is a clean, clear writer, and his short dispatches cut to the quick. Finally someone's cutting right to the quick of a very important subject that's all too often ignored. It cuts to straight to the quick of this most sinister tale, using just two actors on a bare stage to tell of a man divided and torn between his good and evil nature. 2as plural noun the quickarchaic Those who are living. 〈古〉活着的人们 the quick and the dead 活人与死人。 Example sentencesExamples From the salvation of the dead we move to the healing of the quick. This law renders willful killing of an unborn ‘quick’ child by any injury to the mother of the child to be manslaughter. They will die as you died, in the footsteps of the dead that were quick. 3Cricket informal A fast bowler. 〔板球〕〈非正式〉快投手 Example sentencesExamples However, there is enough help for the seamers to persuade both teams to play three frontline quicks. All it took was a stare and a crook of the eyebrow from any one of the quartet of West Indian quicks in those days for the batsmen to know that a bowler was upset. However, the selectors opted for the established quicks. We've had three quicks that have done a great job all season. If Bridgetown's Kensington Oval was a fortress for the Caribbean quicks of the 1970s and 80s, Eden Park became the impenetrable battlefield of the lack-of-pace New Zealand attack in the World Cup. Phrases cut someone to the quick Cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action. （用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害，刺痛 she was cut to the quick by his accusation Example sentencesExamples The mocking tone was slight, but it cut Maple to the quick. His words cut her to the quick, but this time she knew exactly why. But when she opened The Independent the other day, she was cut to the quick. I was about to open my mouth to say something but he cut me to the quick. Many of Billington's criticisms have clearly cut Nunn to the quick. ‘I understand,’ Jack tried, but this girl cut him to the quick. If there was one thing Joe Cartwright couldn't take it was being ignored, and if the townspeople had set out to cut him to the quick then they had certainly done a good job of it. Gleason's flamboyancy would have cut Buk to the quick. She brushes past him, her heart pounding with the effort it took to keep from blurting out something about Daphne that would really cut him to the quick. Hearing the answer either way would likely cut him to the quick. Synonyms hurt, hurt the feelings of, scar, damage, harm, injure, insult, slight, offend, give offence to, affront, distress, disturb, upset, make miserable, trouble, discomfort a quick one informal A rapidly consumed alcoholic drink. 〈非正式〉匆匆饮下的酒 Example sentencesExamples See if you can spot the two I wrote when I was a bit drunk, after the third consecutive ‘oh, just a quick one then’ early evening session in the village pub with the usual suspects. It's interesting how, other than Miami, our list of favourite sleaze-pits and dens of iniquity seems remarkably similar to our list of favourite places to grab a quick one with pals. Rather than sit around that whole time looking stupid, some bassists decided to sneak offstage and go to the tavern next door for a quick one. So I arranged with them to meet them in town before work, whether at the show or at a pub for a quick one. I'm off to the bar for a quick one.… Taoiseach, wake up. It was just a quick one in the leisure centre bar, up by the observation gallery. They are also non-refundable, so don't be tempted to have a quick one for Dutch courage before you set off; all climbers are stringently breathalysed! Better make it a quick one - the last train leaves at 6: 35 pm. ‘All sounds very technical,’ I said ‘You going to pop down the Lion for a quick one after?’ I'm not talking about them letting you have a quick one in the back while they're cleaning up. quick with child archaic At a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt. 〈古〉进入胎动期 Example sentencesExamples By the present Law, this offence is divided into two classes: the capital offence being where the woman shall be quick with child. In the criminal context, women convicted of capital crimes were permitted to plead that they were quick with child, and to have this claim tested by a group of six women. A woman is usually considered to be ‘quick‘with child around the fourth month of pregnancy. Origin Old 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'. The original meaning of quick in Old English was ‘living’ or ‘alive’, contrasting with something dead or inanimate. This early sense still survives in the expression the quick and the dead, meaning ‘the living and the dead’, which comes from the Apostles' Creed in the Book of Common Prayer (1662): ‘From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.’ Quicksand (Old English) is so called because it moves—and swallows things up—as if it were alive. The original ‘alive’ sense of quick also led to the use of the word to refer to the soft, tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or hoof. Nervous people might bite their nails right down ‘to the quick’. This area is well supplied with nerves and is very sensitive to touch or injury (and so seems more ‘alive’ than other parts of the skin). So to cut someone to the quick is to upset them very much by saying or doing something hurtful. It was a simple step in the word's history to go from ‘alive’ to senses such as ‘lively’ and ‘vigorous’ and, from the late 16th century, ‘fast’. Mercury was formerly known as quicksilver—the silver substance moves in such an unpredictable way that it seems to be alive. Rhymes artic, brick, chick, click, crick, flick, hand-pick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick adj.1 phr. Definition of quick in US English: quick adjectivekwikkwɪk 1Moving fast or doing something in a short time. 快的，迅速的；急速的；匆匆的 with infinitive he was always quick to point out her faults 他总是立即指出她的过错。 some children are particularly quick learners 有些孩子学东西特别快。 I was much quicker than he was and held him at bay for several laps 我比他快得多，把他落下几圈。 Example sentencesExamples With electric gates which can be operated from either end of the pit cows make a quick entry and a fast exit. We've got excellent linebackers because of the speed there, and we're fast and quick up front. They can even catch a bird in free flight, so that's how quick they are. I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning. While being quick and fast, those involved in the relief and rescue work should maintain their temper, he noted. And they were also quick to slam high-spending pop stars and other celebrities who they said were a bad example to youngsters. They also need to be quick on their feet and incredibly alert and aware. They are a fine team with very fast and quick forwards and they are pressing for the top place in the group and if they beat us they will do that. If you suffer from either type of sinusitis, our quick fixes offer fast relief. Mathias was a quick learner, in just a short time he could perform the kicks satisfactorily. Other nations were quick to emulate Ecuador's experiment, but few have enjoyed the same success. Best wishes to Eilish Marren who sustained a broken ankle recently and we wish her a speedy recovery and a quick return to the playing field. This is not to say that problems do not occur, though eBay is quick to state that any such happenings are few and far between. Despite a two-and-a-half hour rain delay, Williams was quick off the blocks, racing to a 4-lead in the first set. Mrs Young said the secret of her success behind the bar was quick mental arithmetic which helped her to keep track of the orders without the help of a cash till. To both her credit and her detriment, Nora has learned to not be quick to judge people. Another aspect of Swedish business success is that the country's firms are quick to recut their cloth to suit changing times. The city was saddened by the news of Terry's closure and readers were quick to suggest alternative uses for the factory site. Keep the defence tight, and when on offence, I want to see quick feet and fast passing. You take swift decisions and make quick changes when situations are tense and demanding. Synonyms fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious 1.1 Lasting or taking a short time. 短暂的 we went to the pub for a quick drink 我们去酒吧匆匆喝了一杯。 she took a quick look through the drawers 她匆匆翻看了抽屉。 Example sentencesExamples We were supposed to be having ‘a quick drink’, but it ended up being dinner for about eight and the bar actually ran out of wine. There are no quick fixes for the grief and anguish after the death of a loved one. Before looking at the results, let's do a quick recap on what happens in the formation of an embryo. Meticulous copy editing may be another impediment to the quick dissemination of results. As the room swirled and tumbled around him, Fleet caught only a few quick glimpses of what happened next. The set was two and a half hours of music with a twenty-minute interval for drinks and some quick reprogramming of the lights and video projectors. These quick tender biscuits go with just about any prairie meal. Rearranging the gallery is one way to stay busy, and one that can result in quick sales. After landing aboard the ship, we board a fast speed boat for the quick ride to the terminal. She had made just two quick trips home to Indianapolis during that time. But a quick word with the proprietor of the local service station reassured me otherwise. Bails was tired but met for a quick drink after work. They're relatively simple and quick quests that result in very little gain in terms of experience points. However, a succession of penalty corners from Aldridge resulted in two quick goals and suddenly the game was slipping away again. Nosing into the wave, called purling, will usually result in your quick exit from the board. She headed for the cyber café to do a quick search and learn a thing or two. A quick test shows this happens with enough browsers to make it funny (I didn't find one that worked). The Orkney squad lost three quick tries at the start of the game, resulting in a half-time score of 22-5. So we will take a quick look at Pi Fast, which, as the name suggests calculates Pi to as many digits as you want. Finally, a quick look at what happened in Scotland in April. Synonyms hasty, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, desultory, incidental, summary, glancing 1.2 Happening with little or no delay; prompt. 迅速的，即时的 children like to see quick results from their efforts 孩子们希望自己的努力立竿见影。 Example sentencesExamples They began to price land and they began to open up for investments and for trade, which led to quick results. Pests should be controlled with a quick shot to the head or fast acting poison. The result is quick response both around town and on the open road, plus levels of fuel efficiency and economy that rate at the top of the class. His military skills resulted in quick promotion in Carranza's constitutional army. A quick response by police resulted in the swift arrest of two youths. Part of the myth is that it's easy, quick, fast money, but there are always strings attached. Materials are sold off to earn a quick Kwacha and the result is people continue wallow in poverty. With its simple colour scheme and one page layout it is designed for fast downloading and quick access to new material. She instead gives the reader quick snapshots as fast as the events she describes. However if we want a quick result on a short session they are ideal. A skin test is usually done first because it is quick and straightforward. It is seen as the least dangerous of the notorious cobra family but its bite can still cause rapid death without quick intervention. Low-intensity warfare of this kind does not bring quick results and much of the work is low-key, repetitive and painstaking. Remember these fish are fast and spooky, you have to make quick accurate casts, often into a twenty knot wind. Four children, three boys and a girl, were born in fairly quick succession. When an accident happens a quick response may be necessary to keep an injury from becoming a fatality. I still think the basic motivation behind this is valid, but the result personally is a quick burnout. It looks like the new fast track to quick money is being a test user. Women tend to want quick results if they're working alone, and they are more likely to give up in a few weeks if they don't see real progress. My business would not offer a return for several years, whereas Bob was promising a relatively quick buck. Synonyms sudden, instantaneous, immediate, instant, abrupt, sharp, precipitate, breakneck, headlong 2(of a person) prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent. （人）理解得快的，反应快的，学得快的；聪明的，有才智的 it was quick of him to spot the mistake 他机敏地发现了这个错误。 Example sentencesExamples Even with her intelligent and quick mind, she could come up with no way of getting to her dagger. A quick student, she memorised entire scripts and soon learned how to cry or laugh on command. But in private, it was clear that this guy was very smart, very quick to learn. He was a terrific actor and he also had a very quick brain. Andy Reid is a marvellous player; skilful, intelligent, and quick in thought and action. He was quick to learn and was literate in both English and Irish and had a good understanding of the Brehan law. He is a pioneer with an astute intellect and has a quick wit. Endowed with a keen sense of perception, they also have quick minds. You realise professional goals with intelligence, quick thinking and good management. In college, my quick wit and intelligence made up for whatever I lacked in dedication. I am quick to learn, and incredibly hard working, but I'm a bit of a loner and would need a competent team for support. He is able to use his wit, he's able to use his quick thinking in very sharp and tactically, even brilliant, ways. With its quick intelligence, it has no trouble learning its name and how to use a litter box. ‘He's pretty quick on the uptake,’ she replied. However, their quick wits and intelligence often brings them through, and they may make a fortune from nothing. Jo was clever, cunning, intelligent, very quick, and could see things which other people couldn't. His brilliant blue eyes always twinkled brightly, he was smart and a quick thinker. Joseph early in life learned that quick wit would get him through. So, being quick and bright, she explains that she meant ‘hard-working people’. ‘Why?’ David asked, sounding a bit stupid, for his usually quick intellect was a bit slowed by the recent events. Synonyms intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brilliant, astute, quick-witted, sharp-witted, ready, quick off the mark 2.1 (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert. （人的视觉、听觉）敏锐的，灵敏的；敏感的 Example sentencesExamples The bounce was even and true, and Agarkar, with his quick eye, could do no wrong under such circumstances. She was about to say something but her quick eyes had caught the mass of women slowly stalking toward them. Blaze sat looking out the window for some time, her quick eyes darting along the part of the street she could see from the window. He signaled secretly to his gang, but the cold man's quick eye caught everything. Possessing a quick eye, and sly about it, they never let slip an opportunity or an advantage when it comes their way. Other worthies pilloried him for his strokeplay, dismissing the values of strength and quick eye in favour of grace and beauty. Making money in this segment will require careful management and a quick eye on micro-trends. Sherlock Holmes's quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances. Ivan Denisovich's quick eye allows him to cut in front of another prisoner for a serving tray. Her bearing has turned to reserve, her normally quick eyes dull and watery. 2.2 (of a person's temper) easily roused. （人的脾气）急的，不耐烦的 Example sentencesExamples Age and size are a bad mix, and Brown has a quick temper and slow feet to boot. The defence say that the defendant is a peaceable, non-violent man, who did not have a quick temper. To her finer qualities must be added a quick temper and considerable hauteur, more readily apparent to the Chinese than to most foreigners. They know her and her flaws - a quick temper, a dicey sexual past - too well for that. In this novel, Beverly Lamark is a successful mystery writer with a quick temper and acerbic wit. Now I realized that it was his cold anger that I feared, and not his quick temper. Mary, who never received any domestic training from her mother at home, marries Jack, a business executive with a quick temper. You can be rather selfish, though, and a partner needs to be able to deal with your quick temper and impulsive tantrums. Contrary to popular belief, Marla did not have a quick temper, she was simply angry all the time. Troy Stevenson, a murderer, was formerly a big man in the drug business with a quick temper and a bigger attitude. Her mother, for instance, with her high blood pressure, her quick temper, is obviously choleric. I had a quick temper, and my way of controlling it was to avoid responding or talking to people. He was in trouble for vandalism and had a notoriously quick temper. Some of his prickliness was an expression of offended authority, but much of it also had to do with his own quick temper. I have a quick temper which can flare up and be over in seconds, which makes me rueful, but at least provides bystanders with entertainment. Helena had a quick temper but rarely flew into a true rage. He was replaced by Frank Joklik, a former mine boss with a quick temper. Normally, he was quite calm and quiet, but he had a quick temper that subsided as easily as it came. Denise has little concept of humility, and allows her quick temper to interfere with her common sense. If one trusts the cuttings - there are tales of files being thrown at unfortunate juniors - Stevens has a quick temper. adverbkwikkwɪk informal At a fast rate; quickly. 〈非正式〉快，迅速地 he'll find some place where he can make money quicker 他要找个挣钱更快的地方。 as exclamation Get out, quick! Example sentencesExamples I'd like to point out - most people are talking about how quick you need to do this. People don't realise how critical that is because if you come in and something's not quite right you get exposed real quick, as you can see with the newer guys. One word: grow up quick or seek therapy as soon as possible. When he drew it back real quick he stabbed himself in the neck with it. So get your ducks quick as they are flying out of the place. Exxon and Shell say if we don't do something quick the 2004 convention sponsorship deal is off. I got away quick, which was down to the nerves, the aggression, the excitement and the adrenalin. But trading standards staff are warning that there is no guarantee of getting rich quick or even getting your original stake back. The world was a blur around us and if I tried to focus outside the circle of movement, I got a headache pretty quick. How quick we have forgotten the sacrifice demanded of those whose homes and communities that stood in the way of the inner relief folly. This promises to be an uplifting and exciting concert, but tickets will sell fast so get in quick. It would take off real quick in a straight line, then seem to turn 90 degrees, then up and down and left and right. I adapted pretty quick to it so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. And it is that a company can play quick and fast with procedural rules, and escape action. ' Since then I've started swinging the ball away and got a bit quicker as well. The smart lines drop in fast and quick, with some great gags that click two seconds after you think they should. Her heart beat quick as she ran into the office and lifted the shade to witness the flood. Watching my mum being a single parent made me grow up quick and taught me to not rush things in life. "I thought to myself I could have held a little more depth and got there a bit quicker. I have to admit that I don't learn new things as quick as I do 10 years ago. nounkwikkwɪk 1the quickThe soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail. （指甲或趾甲下的）活肉 Example sentencesExamples I am at this moment being vetted for my suitability as interviewer and my nails are bitten to the quick. You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewing your fingernails down to the quick. All over Britain, parental nails are being chewed down to the quick. This will prevent the quick from growing too long and prevent the nail from bleeding. I removed my hand from my mouth when I realized I had chewed my fingernail down to the bleeding quick. It doesn't exactly hurt when they dig but it is uncomfortable like when you chew a nail down to the quick. If you cut into the quick, the claw will bleed and the cat will experience pain. The water will help soften the baby's toenails so they trim easily and without snapping off at the quick. As she packed, I saw her hands and her once beautiful nails were bitten to the quick. And all from a little British film, with a tiny £2 million budget which was cut to the quick. Their hands were inspected, nails cut to the quick if polish was found. 1.1 The central or most sensitive part of someone or something. 〈喻〉（人或事物的）要害，核心；敏感部位，痛处 Example sentencesExamples I didn't agree with the statement, but I did think it clever and amusing, cutting to the quick of what a particular type of web usage is all about. Stoll is a clean, clear writer, and his short dispatches cut to the quick. The PRSI changes cut to the quick of a constituency that she and her party hold dear. The vote or die campaign that was launched by young Afro and white Americans stung the heartland of America to the quick. Stung to the quick by allegations our banner graphic looked very 1994, we've done a bit of a redesign here. It cuts to straight to the quick of this most sinister tale, using just two actors on a bare stage to tell of a man divided and torn between his good and evil nature. Finally someone's cutting right to the quick of a very important subject that's all too often ignored. Its implications cut to the quick of the British constitution. This seemingly ‘technical’ issue in many ways cuts to the quick of electronic nonlinearity. It neutralises the whining about failing to address the issue because it cuts to the quick. 2as plural noun the quickarchaic Those who are living. 〈古〉活着的人们 the quick and the dead 活人与死人。 Example sentencesExamples They will die as you died, in the footsteps of the dead that were quick. This law renders willful killing of an unborn ‘quick’ child by any injury to the mother of the child to be manslaughter. From the salvation of the dead we move to the healing of the quick. Phrases cut someone to the quick Cause someone deep distress by a hurtful remark or action. （用伤人的话或行为）深深伤害，刺痛 Example sentencesExamples His words cut her to the quick, but this time she knew exactly why. Gleason's flamboyancy would have cut Buk to the quick. Many of Billington's criticisms have clearly cut Nunn to the quick. If there was one thing Joe Cartwright couldn't take it was being ignored, and if the townspeople had set out to cut him to the quick then they had certainly done a good job of it. I was about to open my mouth to say something but he cut me to the quick. The mocking tone was slight, but it cut Maple to the quick. She brushes past him, her heart pounding with the effort it took to keep from blurting out something about Daphne that would really cut him to the quick. But when she opened The Independent the other day, she was cut to the quick. Hearing the answer either way would likely cut him to the quick. ‘I understand,’ Jack tried, but this girl cut him to the quick. Synonyms hurt, hurt the feelings of, scar, damage, harm, injure, insult, slight, offend, give offence to, affront, distress, disturb, upset, make miserable, trouble, discomfort quick with child archaic At a stage of pregnancy when movements of the fetus have been felt. 〈古〉进入胎动期 Example sentencesExamples A woman is usually considered to be ‘quick‘with child around the fourth month of pregnancy. In the criminal context, women convicted of capital crimes were permitted to plead that they were quick with child, and to have this claim tested by a group of six women. By the present Law, this offence is divided into two classes: the capital offence being where the woman shall be quick with child. Origin Old 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’. adj.1 phr.
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