quick·ness/ˈkwɪknəs; NAmEˈkwɪknəs/noun[uncountable ]the quality of being fast, especially at thinking, etc. 机智；机敏；敏捷◆She was known for the quickness of her wit.她以头脑灵活见称。◆He amazes me with his quickness and eagerness to learn.他敏思好学，令我惊讶。quick·ness/ˈkwɪknəs; NAmEˈkwɪknəs/
1short 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).► see thesaurus at
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2fast 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).► see thesaurus at
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3no delay happening very soon, without any delaySYN 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.4clever 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).5be 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.’6be quick to do something to react quickly to what someone says or does: The government was quick to deny any involvement in the attacks.7quick 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.8have a quick temper to get angry very easily9be quick on the drawa)to be able to pull a gun out quickly in order to shootb)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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THESAURUSquick 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 rainrapid 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 developmentspeedy 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.
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迅速(60%)，急速(25%)，敏锐(15%)
n.急速，迅速；尖锐化
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