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.
雙語例句
1. I actually felt my heart quicken.
我感覺心跳真的加快了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
隨著他的走近，她覺得自己的心跳加速了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Good debate can quicken one's mind.
好的辯論能使人頭腦敏銳.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Unlike its competitors, Quicken had a simple user interface, and was fast and easy to install.
與其競爭對手不同, Quicken具有簡易的用戶界面, 而且安裝快捷、簡便.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. He quicken his pace, and took up new threads of talk.