[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻快的;生气勃勃的 A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
[usu ADJ n]
Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being...
快步行走常常会使人感到身心舒畅。
The horse broke into a brisk trot.
马突然快步小跑起来。
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Eve walked briskly down the corridor to her son's room.
伊芙步履轻快地穿过走廊来到儿子的房间。
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With determined briskness, Amy stood up and put their cups back on the tray.
埃米干脆利落地站起身来,把他们的杯子放回到盘子里。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](生意)兴隆的,红火的 If trade or business is brisk, things are being sold very quickly and a lot of money is being made.
[BUSINESS 商]
Vendors were doing a brisk trade in souvenirs...
商贩们的纪念品生意很红火。
Its sales had been brisk since July.
自7月以来销售一直很旺。
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A trader said gold sold briskly on the local market.
一个商人说当地市场上黄金热销。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](天气)寒冷而清新的 If the weather is brisk, it is cold and fresh.
...a typically brisk winter's day on the South Coast...
南部海岸一个典型的清冷冬日
The breeze was cool, brisk and invigorating.
微风凉爽、清新,令人精神振奋。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]爽快干脆的;精干利落的;麻利的 Someone who is brisk behaves in a busy, confident way which shows that they want to get things done quickly.
The Chief summoned me downstairs. He was brisk and businesslike...
主管叫我到楼下。他做事干练、务实。
She is noted for her brisk handling of business.
她处理事务时的干脆利落是出了名的。
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'Anyhow,' she added briskly, 'it's none of my business.'
“不管怎样”,她轻松地补充说,“这不关我的事。”
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He felt her familiar briskness, and he knew that it was all over.
他感觉到了她一贯的爽快作风,他明白一切都结束了。
Oxford
brisk/brɪsk; NAmEbrɪsk/adjective(comparativebrisk·er,no superlative)1quick; busy 快的;敏捷的;忙碌的◆a brisk walk轻盈的步履◆to set off at a brisk pace以轻快的步伐上路◆Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade (= selling a lot of ice cream).冰淇淋小贩的生意很红火。2(of a person, their voice or manner 人、嗓音或举止)practical and confident; showing a desire to get things done quickly 现实自信的;麻利的◆His tone became brisk and businesslike.他的语气变得自信干练而务实。3(of wind and the weather 风和天气)cold but pleasantly fresh 凉爽的;清新的◆a brisk wind/breeze凉爽的风;微风▶brisk·ly/ˈbrɪskli; NAmEˈbrɪskli/adverbbrisk·ness/ˈbrɪsknəs; NAmEˈbrɪsknəs/noun[uncountable ]briskbriskerbriskestbrisk/brɪsk; NAmEbrɪsk/brisk·ly/ˈbrɪskli; NAmEˈbrɪskli/brisk·ness/ˈbrɪsknəs; NAmEˈbrɪsknəs/
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briskbrisk /brɪsk/ ●○○ adjective
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1quick and full of energy: a brisk walk They set off at a brisk pace.► see thesaurus at
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2quick, practical, and showing that you want to get things done quickly: Her tone of voice is brisk.3trade or business that is brisk is very busy, with a lot of products being sold: The public bar was already doing a brisk trade.4weather that is brisk is cold and clear—briskly adverb: They walked briskly.—briskness noun [uncountable]
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