quick 1 S1 W2 / kwɪk / 形容词 ( comparative quicker , superlative quickest ) #

1 short time lasting for or taking only a short time :

That was quick! I thought you’d be another hour.

It’s probably quicker by train.

Have we got time for a quick drink?

What’s the quickest way to the station?

We stopped to have a quick look at the church.

Three bombs went off in quick succession (= quickly, one after the other ) .

2 fast moving or doing something fast :

She walked with short, quick steps.

They were great people to work with – very quick, very efficient.

Boxers have to be quick on their feet (= able to move about quickly ) .

3 no delay happening very soon, without any delay 同义词 speedy :

I had to make a quick decision .

We’ve put the house on the market and we’re hoping for a quick sale .

We need a quick response from the government.

Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.

4 clever able to learn and understand things fast :

Jane’s very witty and very quick.

She’s a quick learner .

He’s a good interviewer, tough and quick on the uptake (= able to understand quickly what someone is saying ) .

5 be quick used to tell someone to hurry :

If you want to come with me you’ll have to be quick – I’m leaving in ten minutes.

‘Can I just finish this first?’ ‘OK, but be quick about it .’

6 be quick to do something to react quickly to what someone says or does :

The government was quick to deny any involvement in the attacks.

7 quick fix informal a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution :

There’s no quick fix for stopping pollution.

Congress is trying to avoid quick-fix solutions.

8 have a quick temper to get angry very easily

9 be quick on the draw

a) to be able to pull a gun out quickly in order to shoot

b) American English informal to be good at reacting quickly and intelligently to difficult questions or in difficult situations

— quickness 名词 [不可数名词] → quickly

THESAURUS

quick taking only a short time to do something : I took a quick look at the map. | Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?

short lasting only a short time : You can do a short course in diving. | The meeting was shorter than I’d expected.

brief especially written lasting only a short time. Brief is more formal than short , and is used especially in written English : The President made a brief visit to Buenos Aires. | a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideas | a brief pause in the rain

rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc : a rapid increase in crime | the rapid rate of industrial development

speedy happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you want : Best wishes for a speedy recovery. | The restoration work has been making speedy progress.

prompt done very soon after something else : Thank you for your prompt reply. | the prompt action of the firefighters | Discounts will be offered for prompt payment.

hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results : It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted. | They had to make a hasty departure.

cursory formal looking at something very quickly without much attention to detail : Even a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem. | The police conducted a cursory search of the property.

quick 2 interjection #

used to tell someone to hurry or come quickly :
Quick! We’ll miss the bus!

quick 3 S3 adverb #

quickly – many teachers think this is not correct English SYN fast :
Come quick! Larry’s on TV! It all happened pretty quick. Quick as a flash (= very quickly ) she replied, ‘That’s not what I’ve heard!’

THESAURUS

quickly at a high speed or without taking much time : The stream was flowing quite quickly. | They quickly became friends. fast at a high speed – used especially when talking about how something moves : You’re driving too fast! | He ran home as fast as he could. quick spoken quickly – used in exclamations or in comparatives : Quick! There’s a mouse! swiftly written quickly : The government acted swiftly. | She was surprised that he agreed so swiftly. rapidly quickly – used especially about changes, increases, improvements etc : The population is growing rapidly. | a rapidly changing world speedily quickly and therefore efficiently : All problems were speedily dealt with. briskly quickly and energetically : He walked briskly back along the path. at high/great speed at a very fast speed – used especially in technical descriptions : The molecules are travelling at great speed. at a rapid rate especially written quickly – used about changes, increases, improvements etc : Internet shopping is growing at a rapid rate. as quick as a flash/in a flash extremely quickly : As quick as a flash, I was back in my bed and under the covers. like lightning moving extremely quickly : Like lightning, the cat darted under the bushes. flat out especially British English at the fastest speed possible : The car was going flat out. | He was running flat out.

quick 4 noun #

1 the quick the sensitive flesh under your fingernails and toenails :
Her nails were bitten to the quick . 2 cut/sting/pierce somebody to the quick if a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset :
She was cut to the quick by the accusation. 3 the quick and the dead biblical all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead