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quicken

英 ['kwɪk(ə)n] 美 ['kwɪkən]

解释

vi. 加快；变活跃；进入胎动期
vt. 加快；鼓舞；使复活

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中文词源

quicken 使复活，苏醒，加快

来自quick,有生命的，快速的，-en,使。

英文词源

quicken (v.): c. 1300, "come to life; give life to," from quick (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "become faster" is from 1805. Related: Quickened; quickening. An earlier verb was simply quick (c. 1200), from Old English gecwician.

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例句和用法

1. I actually felt my heart quicken.: 我感觉心跳真的加快了。

2. She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.: 随着他的走近，她觉得自己的心跳加速了。

3. Good debate can quicken one's mind.: 好的辩论能使人头脑敏锐.

4. Unlike its competitors, Quicken had a simple user interface, and was fast and easy to install.: 与其竞争对手不同, Quicken具有简易的用户界面, 而且安装快捷、简便.

5. He quicken his pace, and took up new threads of talk.: 他加快脚步, 找了些新的话题谈着.