quicken

英 [ˈkwɪkən]

美 [ˈkwɪkən]

v. (使)加快，加速; 变得更活跃; 使更活跃

过去式：quickened　第三人称单数：quickens　过去分词：quickened　现在分词：quickening　

CET4 CET6 TEM4

Collins.1 / BNC.11390 / COCA.11424

同义词辨析

quicken accelerate hasten rush speed【导航词义：加快】

quickenv. 〈书〉加快

〔辨析〕

指增加速度、速率，尤指频率。

〔例证〕

He glanced at his watch and quicken his steps.
他看了一眼手表，加快了脚步。
He felt his heart quicken when he saw Susan.
他看到苏珊时感觉自己心跳加快了。

acceleratev. （使）加快，（使）增速

〔辨析〕

指某事比预期更快或更早发生时，可作及物或不及物动词；指汽车或人加速时，只作不及物动词。

〔例证〕

The urbanization process continued to accelerate.
城市化进程持续加快。
The bad weather accelerated our departure.
坏天气促使我们提前离开。
Her car accelerated smoothly away.
她的车平稳地加速离开。
That runner accelerated suddenly around the bend.
那名赛跑运动员在转弯处突然加速。

hastenv. 〈正式〉加速，加紧

〔辨析〕

多指意外、糟糕之事使某事加速，或让某事提前发生。

〔例证〕

His departure was hastened by an emergency.
由于一个突发事件，他提前走了。
His letter hastened the course of the enquiry.
他的来信加快了调查的进程。
Poor medical treatment hastened his death.
糟糕的治疗加速了他的死亡。

rushv. 催促，使赶紧

〔辨析〕

指催促某人做某事。

〔例证〕

Sorry to rush you, but the board needs these materials by Thursday.
很抱歉催你，只是董事会周四之前需要这些材料。
He felt he was being rushed into making a decision.
他觉得自己是被催着去作决定。

speedv. 加快，促进

〔辨析〕

指加快某事的发生、进展等，常指好事。

〔例证〕

This incident should speed his decision.
这一事件应该会促使他尽快作出决定。
This new medicine should speed her recovery.
这种新药应该会加快她的康复。
The new measures will speed up the registration process.
这些新措施将加快注册过程。

牛津词典

verb

（使）加快，加速
to become quicker or make sth quicker
1. 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。
2. He quickened his pace to catch up with them.
  他加快脚步追赶他们。
变得更活跃；使更活跃
to become more active; to make sth more active
1. His interest quickened as he heard more about the plan.
  他越听这个计划越觉得感兴趣。

柯林斯词典

V-ERG (使)加快;(使)加速;(使)变快
If somethingquickensor if youquickenit, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed.
1. Ainslie's pulse quickened in alarm...
  由于惊恐，安斯利的脉搏加快了。
2. He quickened his pace a little.
  他稍稍加快了步伐。

英英释义

verb

give new life or energy to
1. A hot soup will revive me
2. This will renovate my spirits
3. This treatment repaired my health
Synonym:animaterecreatereanimatereviverenovaterepairvivifyrevivify
show signs of life
1. the fetus quickened
move faster
1. The car accelerated
Synonym:acceleratespeed upspeed
give life or energy to
1. The cold water invigorated him
Synonym:invigorate
make keen or more acute
1. whet my appetite
Synonym:whet

双语例句

We must quicken our steps if we don't want to be.
我们如果不想淋的话，就得加快步伐。
Once you find that love within yourself, you will see your path begin to quicken.
一旦你找到了自己内在的爱，你会看到你的旅程开始加速。
Now, it is time for the nation to quicken the development of central and west regions.
现在，加快中西部地区开发的时机已经到来。
Fifth, technological transformation will be intensified to quicken the technological progress of enterprises.
加大技术改造力度，加快企业技术进步；
We will forcefully develop new and high-tech industries, quicken the development of modern service industries, and transform and upgrade traditional industries with extensive use of advanced technologies.
大力发展高新技术产业，加快发展现代服务业，广泛运用先进技术改造和提升传统产业。
Through this measure, it can quicken the product development pace, take the market quickly.
通过这种方法，来加快新产品开发的速度，快速占领市场。
This level of understanding should quicken the pace of designing protocols for making new drug-PLGA nanoparticles.
这种理解能加快制定新载药PLGA纳米粒的设计方案。
To quicken the development of Chinas new and hi-tech industry, the government should enhance its guidance so as to create a better environment for developing the new and hi-tech industry.
加快我国高新技术产业化的发展，应加强政府引导，为发展高新技术产业创造更好的环境。
My county will improve the investment climate further, will expand opening to the outside world, will quicken the steps of utilizing the foreign capitals, make great efforts to build a economic prosperity, people's affluence, social progress, new Linquan with beautiful environment.
我县将进一步改善投资环境，扩大对外开放，加快利用外资步伐，努力建设一个经济繁荣、人民富裕、社会进步、环境优美的新临泉。
Military competition can, of course, quicken the pace of development in space technology.
无可否认，军事竞争可以带来航天技术的快速发展。