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'll have to quicken the pace if we want to keep up with him.
要想赶上他的话，我们得加快步伐。
In order to guide and advance enterprises to quicken the pace of technical advancement and industrial upgrade, the central government decided to take effective measures and policies to support the important technical renovation programs of the state.
为引导和推动企业加快技术进步和产业升级，中央决定采取有效措施和政策，支持国家重点技术改造项目。
The company asked us to quicken the pace of the project.
公司要我们加快工程的进度。
We quicken our steps.
我们加快了脚步。
We should quicken the pace to develop the market.
我们应该加快发展期货市场。
He quickened his pace a little.
他稍稍加快了步伐。
Combining the situation of our country, puts forward the suggestions to quicken the development of photovoltaic industry and its market.
结合国情，对我国加快发展光伏产业及市场提出了具体的建议。
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。
It lets the mankind understand even more, the development in digital era will change human life, will quicken the development of science and technology.
它更让人类懂得，数字时代的发展将改变人类的生活，将加快科学技术的发展。
Strengthen international exchange and cooperation to quicken the pace of building Guangzhou an international metropolis!
加强国际交流合作，加快广州国际大都市建设步伐！