quicker

英 [ˈkwɪkə]

美 [ˈkwɪkər]

adv.  迅速地; 快速地; …敏捷的; 迅速的
adj.  快的; 迅速的; 时间短暂的; 敏捷的; 立竿见影的
quick的比较级

BNC.9534 / COCA.11367

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的;急速的
  Someone or something that isquickmoves or does things with great speed.
  1. You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours...
     你得快点了，飞机大约3小时后起飞。
  2. I think I'm a reasonably quick learner...
     我认为我是一个学东西还算快的人。
  3. Europe has moved a long way since then at a very quick pace.
     从那以后，欧洲迅速发展，并取得了长足的进步。
• ADV-GRADED (quicker 有时表示“以更快的速度”，quickest表示“以最快的速度”，quick有时表示“以很快的速度”，但有些人认为这种用法并不规范)
  Quickeris sometimes used to mean 'at a greater speed', andquickestto mean 'at the greatest speed'.Quickis sometimes used to mean 'with great speed'. Some people consider this to be non-standard.
  1. Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker...
     先将糖稍稍加热，以使其溶解得更快些。
  2. Prost went quickest.
     普罗斯特走得最快。
• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;持续时间很短的
  Something that isquicktakes or lasts only a short time.
  1. He took one last quick look about the room...
     他朝房间匆匆扫了最后一眼。
  2. I just popped in for a quick drink...
     我只是顺路过来小酌一杯。
  3. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare...
     尽管这个菜谱看上去很长，其实做起来很快。
  4. My father would have driven me to Cornwall, but we decided it would be quicker by train.
     父亲原本要开车送我去康沃尔，但我们还是觉得坐火车更快。
• ADJ-GRADED 立刻发生的;很快发生的
  Quickmeans happening without delay or with very little delay.
  1. Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed...
     官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。
  2. These investors feel the need to make quick profits.
     这些投资者觉得收益必须立竿见影。
• ADV-GRADED 迅速发生地;很快发生地
  Quickis sometimes used to mean 'with very little delay'.
  1. I got away as quick as I could...
     我尽快离开了。
  2. Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose...
     快来！约翰！卡梅拉出事了，我想她用药过量了。
  3. The advantage in going faster is that you get there quicker.
     快点走的好处在于，你可以早点到达那里。
• ADJ-GRADED 立刻的;马上的
  If you arequick todo something, you do not hesitate to do it.
  1. Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent...
     马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
  2. Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective.
     而且，正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样，斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
• 性情急躁的;容易发怒的
  If someone has aquicktemper, they are easily made angry.
• PHRASE 咬到了指甲肉；咬秃指甲
  If someonebitestheir nailsto the quick, they bite off all the white part at the end of each nail.
  1. Her fingernails are bitten to the quick.
     她的手指甲都被咬秃了。
• PHRASE 触及（…）痛处;极大伤害；令…伤透了心
  If somethingcutsyouto the quick, it makes you feel very upset.
  1. I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick.
     有一次，我听见她在卧室里哭泣，这深深地刺痛了我的心。
• quick as a flash→ see:flash

英英释义

adv

• more quickly
  Synonym:faster

双语例句

• The good news is that subsequently, the process is much quicker if you create a project-specific Development Case.
  随后的好消息就是，如果您已经创建了特定项目的开发案例，这一过程将会是十分快速的。
• Performance has been a major focus to this release, getting startup time quicker and optimizing built-in types.
  性能是这个版本的主要关注点，启动速度更快了，内建类型也得到了优化。
• Make the extra effort to impress the buyer and you will be rewarded with a quicker sale.
  多用心去打动顾客，货物就会更快售出。
• We weren't doing anything different to what we've always done. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker.
  我们正在做的事和我们一直在做的别无二致，只不过我们现在动作要快得多。
• 'There are trains straight from Cambridge.' — 'I know, but it's no quicker.'
  “有直接从剑桥开出的列车。”——“我知道，但也不快。”
• This provides for quicker and more efficient access.
  这种方法可以提供更快和更有效的访问。
• The longer you have been in shape in the past, the quicker you will regain fitness in future
  过去健美身形保持的时间越长，将来身材恢复得就越快。
• It's cheaper by bus, but the train is a lot quicker, so it's as broad as it's long.
  乘公共汽车便宜，但坐火车快得多，所以各有优点。
• Our journey was much quicker than we expected because the road was clear.
  我们的旅途比想象中的快多了，因为路上车辆稀少。
• Melinda: That's great. I think that by working together we learn quicker and have more fun.
  梅林达：那太棒了。我认为我们在一起学得更快，乐趣更多。