quicker 音标拼音: [kw'ɪkɚ]
adj . 快些
快些
quicker adv 1 :
more quickly [
synonym : {
quicker }, {
faster }]
Quick \
Quick \,
a . [
Compar . {
Quicker };
superl . {
Quickest }.] [
As .
cwic ,
cwicu ,
cwucu ,
cucu ,
living ;
akin to OS .
quik ,
D .
kwik ,
OHG .
quec ,
chec ,
G .
keck bold ,
lively ,
Icel .
kvikr living ,
Goth .
qius ,
Lith .
q [=
y ]
vas ,
Russ .
zhivoi ,
L .
vivus living ,
vivere to live ,
Gr .
bi `
os life ,
Skr .
j [
imac ]
va living ,
j [
imac ]
v to live .
Cf . {
Biography }, {
Vivid }, {
Quitch grass },
{
Whitlow }.]
1 .
Alive ;
living ;
animate ; --
opposed to {
dead }
or {
inanimate }.
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Not fully quyke ,
ne fully dead they were . --
Chaucer .
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The Lord Jesus Christ ,
who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom . --
2 Tim .
iv .
1 .
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Man is no star ,
but a quick coal Of mortal fire . --
Herbert .
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Note :
In this sense the word is nearly obsolete ,
except in some compounds ,
or in particular phrases .
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2 .
Characterized by life or liveliness ;
animated ;
sprightly ;
agile ;
brisk ;
ready . "
A quick wit ." --
Shak .
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3 .
Speedy ;
hasty ;
swift ;
not slow ;
as ,
be quick .
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Oft he to her his charge of quick return Repeated . --
Milton .
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4 .
Impatient ;
passionate ;
hasty ;
eager ;
eager ;
sharp ;
unceremonious ;
as ,
a quick temper .
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The bishop was somewhat quick with them ,
and signified that he was much offended . --
Latimer .
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5 .
Fresh ;
bracing ;
sharp ;
keen .
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The air is quick there ,
And it pierces and sharpens the stomach . --
Shak .
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6 .
Sensitive ;
perceptive in a high degree ;
ready ;
as ,
a quick ear . "
To have an open ear ,
a quick eye ." --
Shak .
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They say that women are so quick . --
Tennyson .
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7 .
Pregnant ;
with child . --
Shak .
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{
Quick grass }. (
Bot .)
See {
Quitch grass }.
{
Quick match }.
See under {
Match }.
{
Quick vein } (
Mining ),
a vein of ore which is productive ,
not barren .
{
Quick vinegar },
vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material .
{
Quick water },
quicksilver water .
{
Quick with child },
pregnant with a living child .
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Syn :
Speedy ;
expeditious ;
swift ;
rapid ;
hasty ;
prompt ;
ready ;
active ;
brisk ;
nimble ;
fleet ;
alert ;
agile ;
lively ;
sprightly .
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