quickness

英 [ˈkwɪknəs]

美 [ˈkwɪknəs]

n.  机智; 机敏; 敏捷

BNC.33316 / COCA.15700

牛津词典

noun

• 机智；机敏；敏捷
  the quality of being fast, especially at thinking, etc.
  1. She was known for the quickness of her wit.
     她以头脑灵活见称。
  2. He amazes me with his quickness and eagerness to learn.
     他敏思好学，令我惊讶。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的;急速的
  Someone or something that isquickmoves or does things with great speed.
  1. You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours...
     你得快点了，飞机大约3小时后起飞。
  2. I think I'm a reasonably quick learner...
     我认为我是一个学东西还算快的人。
  3. Europe has moved a long way since then at a very quick pace.
     从那以后，欧洲迅速发展，并取得了长足的进步。
• ADV-GRADED (quicker 有时表示“以更快的速度”，quickest表示“以最快的速度”，quick有时表示“以很快的速度”，但有些人认为这种用法并不规范)
  Quickeris sometimes used to mean 'at a greater speed', andquickestto mean 'at the greatest speed'.Quickis sometimes used to mean 'with great speed'. Some people consider this to be non-standard.
  1. Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker...
     先将糖稍稍加热，以使其溶解得更快些。
  2. Prost went quickest.
     普罗斯特走得最快。
• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;持续时间很短的
  Something that isquicktakes or lasts only a short time.
  1. He took one last quick look about the room...
     他朝房间匆匆扫了最后一眼。
  2. I just popped in for a quick drink...
     我只是顺路过来小酌一杯。
  3. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare...
     尽管这个菜谱看上去很长，其实做起来很快。
  4. My father would have driven me to Cornwall, but we decided it would be quicker by train.
     父亲原本要开车送我去康沃尔，但我们还是觉得坐火车更快。
• ADJ-GRADED 立刻发生的;很快发生的
  Quickmeans happening without delay or with very little delay.
  1. Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed...
     官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。
  2. These investors feel the need to make quick profits.
     这些投资者觉得收益必须立竿见影。
• ADV-GRADED 迅速发生地;很快发生地
  Quickis sometimes used to mean 'with very little delay'.
  1. I got away as quick as I could...
     我尽快离开了。
  2. Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose...
     快来！约翰！卡梅拉出事了，我想她用药过量了。
  3. The advantage in going faster is that you get there quicker.
     快点走的好处在于，你可以早点到达那里。
• ADJ-GRADED 立刻的;马上的
  If you arequick todo something, you do not hesitate to do it.
  1. Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent...
     马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
  2. Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective.
     而且，正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样，斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
• 性情急躁的;容易发怒的
  If someone has aquicktemper, they are easily made angry.
• PHRASE 咬到了指甲肉；咬秃指甲
  If someonebitestheir nailsto the quick, they bite off all the white part at the end of each nail.
  1. Her fingernails are bitten to the quick.
     她的手指甲都被咬秃了。
• PHRASE 触及（…）痛处;极大伤害；令…伤透了心
  If somethingcutsyouto the quick, it makes you feel very upset.
  1. I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick.
     有一次，我听见她在卧室里哭泣，这深深地刺痛了我的心。
• quick as a flash→ see:flash

英英释义

noun

• a rate that is rapid
  Synonym:celerityrapidityrapidnessspeediness
• intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
  Synonym:mental quicknessquick-wittedness
• skillful performance or ability without difficulty
  1. his quick adeptness was a product of good design
  2. he was famous for his facility as an archer
  Synonym:adeptnessadroitnessdeftnessfacility

双语例句

• She was pleased and surprised with the quickness and surety of his mind.
  他那迅速准确的反应叫她吃了一惊。
• The construction technology of jacking box culvert is widely used in underground engineering because of its unique characteristics and advantages such as intelligence, safety and quickness, etc.
  顶进箱涵技术以其独有的智能化、安全、快捷等特点和优势，在地下工程中得到广泛推广和应用。
• I have saved my life more than once before by presence of mind and quickness.
  我以前，由于头脑冷静，行动敏捷不止一次化险为夷。
• Characterized by quickness and firmness.
  以迅速和果断为特点。
• He moved with quickness and lightness.
  他动作敏捷、轻盈。
• ADVANTAGE-The system can quickly charge the battery within a short time, can ensure the convenience and quickness, and can be utilized for the energy-saving and environment-friendly purposes.
  优点–该系统可以在短时间内对蓄电池快速充电，能保证便捷性，可用于节能和环保目的。
• For traditional distribution network fault restoration algorithm, it is difficult to consider both the quickness of restoration process and optimization of restoration strategy simultaneously.
  传统的配电网故障恢复算法难于同时兼顾恢复过程的快速性和恢复策略的最优化。
• He simply dominated the play, and he did it not by size but with quickness.
  凭借着敏捷而并非身高，他在队中就已举足轻重。
• His sharp, probing questions showed a quickness of mind.
  他提出的那些尖锐、盘根究底的问题都表明他思想敏捷。
• Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.
  智慧就是迅速看出事物本来面目的能力。