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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++quick1 /kwɪk/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative quicker, superlative quickest) 1 short time 短时间SHORT TIME lasting for or taking only a short time 快的，短时间的 That was quick! I thought you’d be another hour. 很快啊！我以为你还要一个小时呢。 It’s probably quicker by train. 乘火车可能会快一点。 Have we got time for a quick drink? 我们有时间喝口东西吗？ What’s the quickest way to the station? 到车站怎么走最快？ We stopped to have a quick look at the church. 我们停下来迅速地扫了一眼教堂。 Three bombs went off in quick succession (=quickly, one after the other). 瞬间有三个炸弹连续爆炸。► see thesaurus at short2 fast 速度快的 moving or doing something fast 快速的，迅速的 She walked with short, quick steps. 她迈着小碎步疾行。 They were great people to work with – very quick, very efficient. 他们是很好的工作伙伴——迅速，高效。 Boxers have to be quick on their feet (=able to move about quickly). 拳击手步法必须迅速。► see thesaurus at fast3 no delay 没有耽误SOON happening very soon, without any delay 马上的，即刻的 SYN speedy I had to make a quick decision. 我必须立即作出决定。 We’ve put the house on the market and we’re hoping for a quick sale. 我们已经把房子挂牌出售，希望很快能卖出去。 We need a quick response from the government. 我们需要政府立即作出反应。 Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life. 罗伯逊的急智救了小女孩的命。4 clever 聪明的SEINTELLIGENT able to learn and understand things fast 聪明的，敏锐的，脑子反应快的 Jane’s very witty and very quick. 简非常机智，反应敏捷。 She’s a quick learner. 她学东西很快。 He’s a good interviewer, tough and quick on the uptake (=able to understand quickly what someone is saying). 他是一名优秀的采访记者，风格硬朗，领悟力强。5 be quick HURRYused to tell someone to hurry 快点，抓紧时间 If you want to come with me you’ll have to be quick – I’m leaving in ten minutes. 如果你想和我一块去，就得赶紧点——我十分钟后就走。 ‘Can I just finish this first?’ ‘OK, but be quick about it.’ “我能先完成这个吗？”“好的，但要快一点。6 be quick to do something REACTto react quickly to what someone says or does 马上作出反应做某事 The government was quick to deny any involvement in the attacks. 政府立刻否认参与了袭击事件。7 quick fix informalSOLVE/FIND THE ANSWER a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution 〔很不完善的〕应急解决办法；权宜之计 There’s no quick fix for stopping pollution. 制止污染并没有什么权宜之计。 Congress is trying to avoid quick-fix solutions. 国会尽力避免采用权宜的解决办法。8. have a quick temper ANGRYto get angry very easily 性子急，性情急躁9 be quick on the draw a) to be able to pull a gun out quickly in order to shoot 拔枪迅速 b) American English informal to be good at reacting quickly and intelligently to difficult questions or in difficult situations 反应快，行动敏捷 —quickness noun [uncountable] → quicklyn THESAURUSquick taking only a short time to do somethingI took a quick look at the map.Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?short lasting only a short timeYou 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 EnglishThe president made a brief visit to Buenos Aires.a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideasa brief pause in the rainrapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etca rapid increase in crimethe rapid rate of industrial developmentspeedy happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you wantBest wishes for a speedy recovery.The restoration work has been making speedy progress.prompt done very soon after something elseThank you for your prompt reply.the prompt action of the firefightersDiscounts will be offered for prompt payment.hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad resultsIt 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 detailEven a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem.The police conducted a cursory search of the property.
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quick• The beating McGee took was violent and quick.• She's very quick and able -- seems to pick things up in no time.• Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing.• Eventually, the consensus is, the bigger Dallas offensive line will wear down the quicker but smaller Pittsburgh players.• The quick cold made her skin tighten.• I had to make a quick decision.• That was quick -- have you finished already?• Carrie's very quick. I never had to explain anything twice.• She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon.• I took a quick look at the map.• Don't make any quick movements, or you'll scare the birds.• Could I just make a quick phone call?• Can I ask just one quick question?• The house is priced for a quick sale.• Even lowering the price won't guarantee a quick sale.• Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?• I'll just take a quick shower first.• We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.• Three more followed, in quick succession.• His tribe join him, five pairs, in loping flight, then a quick tail-up dive into the damsons.• Some children in the class are quicker than others.• Such opportunities, however, were quick to disappear.• Chicken can be quick to prepare.• You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time.in quick succession• Another ex-Dragon Steve Clark then forced Wood to make two good saves in quick succession.• Double-click - A mouse procedure where the left-hand mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession.• Her neediness drove her into marriage at a young age, and she gave birth to four children in quick succession.• Steelwork and the cladding followed in quick succession.• Three moves followed in quick succession.• Events moved in quick succession during these months.• I entered the woods just as three mortar explosions occurred in quick succession, somewhere in the trees a short distance away.quick decision• In fact, being able to make quick decisions about a whole host of issues becomes a necessity.• The overwhelming temptation and the external pressures will inevitably lead the other way; to take a quick decision and move on.• They were both in banking, and were therefore used to making quick decisions and to having a lot of responsibility.• Finally, we know how often you need a quick decision before an opportunity disappears.• Parish councillors were forced into making a quick decision when the gypsies began to occupy the football field.quick learner• She was strong, nimble, and a quick learner.• A quick learner and a creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.• Not only are leaders learners, but they are quick learners and they enjoy learning.quick2 ●●● S1 interjection HURRYused to tell someone to hurry or come quickly 快，快点 Quick! We’ll miss the bus! 快点！我们要赶不上公共汽车了！quick3 ●●○ S3 adverb FAST/QUICKquickly – many teachers think this is not correct English 迅速地，快速地〔许多教师认为这种说法不正确〕 SYN fast Come quick! Larry’s on TV! 快来！ 拉里上电视了！ It all happened pretty quick. 事情发生得非常快。 Quick as a flash (=very quickly) she replied, ‘That’s not what I’ve heard!’ 她随即答道:“我听到的不是那样！”► see thesaurus at quicklyExamples from the Corpus
quick• He was unbelievably quick, his hands, feet blurs in the high roof wind.• The end will come quick, in a matter of minutes.• You'll have to walk quicker than that if you want to keep up with me.Quick as a flash• It was an impulse. Quick as a flash.quick4 noun 1 the quick HBHthe sensitive flesh under your fingernails and toenails 〔手指甲或脚趾甲下的〕活肉2 cut/sting/pierce somebody to the quick UPSETif a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset 〔言语或批评〕刺痛某人，深深伤害某人3. the quick and the dead biblicalRRCEVERYONE all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead 所有人，生者与死者From Longman Business Dictionaryquickquick /kwɪk/ adjective quick and dirty quick and dirty methods or solutions are simple ones that can be used quickly, especially until something better and more permanent can be decidedWe need a quick and dirty way to cut fuel costs.Origin quick1 Old English cwic “alive” quick4 1. (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language. 2. Old English → QUICK1quick1 adjective →n THESAURUS1quick2 interjectionquick3 adverbquick4 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese
time a for lasting or taking Business Corpus only short
quick
quick1 S1 W2 /kwɪk/ 
adjective (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
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
SYN 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 noun [uncountable]
⇨ quickly
▪ 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.
quick2 interjection
used to tell someone to hurry or come quickly:
Quick__ We’ll miss the bus__
quick3 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__’
▪ 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.
quick4 noun
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.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
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adjective (comparative quicker, superlative quickest) Language: Old English
Origin: cwic 'alive'
1. SHORT TIME lasting for or taking only a short time:Origin: cwic 'alive'
2. FAST moving or doing something fast:
3. NO DELAY happening very soon, without any delay
SYN speedy:
4. CLEVER able to learn and understand things fast:
5. be quick used to tell someone to hurry:
6. be quick to do something to react quickly to what someone says or does:
7. quick fix informal a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution:
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 noun [uncountable]
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noun Sense 1-2
Date: 1500-1600Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.
2. cut/sting/pierce somebody to the quick if a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset:
3. the quick and the dead biblical all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead
Shopping 购物
go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物 go to ( the shops/especially
BrE ( a store/especially
NAmE ( the mallespecially
NAmE 去商店／商场 do ( the shopping/BrE ( the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shoppingespecially
NAmE 购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗 ( NAmE hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛 try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋 indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵） go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱 cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销 be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住 donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in ( a charity shop/BrE ( a thrift storeNAmE 把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物 buy/sell/find sth at ( a car boot sale/BrE ( a jumble sale/a garage sale/BrE ( a yard saleNAmE 在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物 find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货
At the shop/store 在商店
load/push/wheel ( a trolley/BrE ( a cartNAmE 往手推车里装东西；推手推车 stand in/wait in ( the checkout queue/BrE ( the checkout lineNAmE 排队付款 ( NAmE stand in line/ ( BrE queue at the checkout在付款处排队 bag ( (your) groceriesespecially
NAmE 把食品杂货装进袋子 pack (away) ( your shoppingespecially
BrE 将所购之物打包 stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架 be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves在超市／商店有售 be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销 deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客 run a special promotion搞特别促销活动 be on special offer正在搞特价优惠
Buying goods 买商品
make/complete a purchase采购 buy/purchase sth online/by mail order网购；邮购 make/place/take an order for sth订购某物 buy/order sth in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物 accept/take credit cards接受信用卡 pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/( with a gift voucher/BrE ( with a gift certificateNAmE 用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付 enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码 ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据 return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品 be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款 compare prices对比价格 offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
Shopping 购物
go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物 go to ( the shops/especially
BrE ( a store/especially
NAmE ( the mallespecially
NAmE 去商店／商场 do ( the shopping/BrE ( the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shoppingespecially
NAmE 购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗 ( NAmE hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛 try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋 indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵） go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱 cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销 be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住 donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in ( a charity shop/BrE ( a thrift storeNAmE 把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物 buy/sell/find sth at ( a car boot sale/BrE ( a jumble sale/a garage sale/BrE ( a yard saleNAmE 在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物 find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货
At the shop/store 在商店
load/push/wheel ( a trolley/BrE ( a cartNAmE 往手推车里装东西；推手推车 stand in/wait in ( the checkout queue/BrE ( the checkout lineNAmE 排队付款 ( NAmE stand in line/ ( BrE queue at the checkout在付款处排队 bag ( (your) groceriesespecially
NAmE 把食品杂货装进袋子 pack (away) ( your shoppingespecially
BrE 将所购之物打包 stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架 be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves在超市／商店有售 be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销 deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客 run a special promotion搞特别促销活动 be on special offer正在搞特价优惠
Buying goods 买商品
make/complete a purchase采购 buy/purchase sth online/by mail order网购；邮购 make/place/take an order for sth订购某物 buy/order sth in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物 accept/take credit cards接受信用卡 pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/( with a gift voucher/BrE ( with a gift certificateNAmE 用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付 enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码 ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据 return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品 be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款 compare prices对比价格 offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
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Quickly is the usual adverb fromquick .* quickly 为源自 quick 的常用副词 ：◆ I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train. 我很快意识到我坐错了火车。 ◆ My heart started to beat more quickly. 我的心开始跳得快起来。 Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation.在日常用语中，quick 有时用作副词，尤作感叹语 ：◆ Come on! Quick! They'll see us! 快点儿吧！快！他们会看见我们的！ Quicker is used more often.* quicker 更常用 ：◆ My heart started to beat much quicker. 我的心跳开始大大加快。 ◆ The quicker I get you away from here, the better. 我越快送你离开此地越好。 Fast is more often used when you are talking about the speed that somebody or something moves at.指某人或某物移动的速度多用 fast ：◆ How fast can a cheetah run? 猎豹奔跑的速度有多快？ ◆ Can't you drive any faster? 你难道不能开快点儿？ ◆ You're driving too quickly. There is no word fastly .没有 fastly 这个词。
Quickly is the usual adverb fromquick .* quickly 为源自 quick 的常用副词 ：◆ I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train. 我很快意识到我坐错了火车。 ◆ My heart started to beat more quickly. 我的心开始跳得快起来。 Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation.在日常用语中，quick 有时用作副词，尤作感叹语 ：◆ Come on! Quick! They'll see us! 快点儿吧！快！他们会看见我们的！ Quicker is used more often.* quicker 更常用 ：◆ My heart started to beat much quicker. 我的心跳开始大大加快。 ◆ The quicker I get you away from here, the better. 我越快送你离开此地越好。 Fast is more often used when you are talking about the speed that somebody or something moves at.指某人或某物移动的速度多用 fast ：◆ How fast can a cheetah run? 猎豹奔跑的速度有多快？ ◆ Can't you drive any faster? 你难道不能开快点儿？ ◆ You're driving too quickly. There is no word fastly .没有 fastly 这个词。