Word · Frequency #8623
brisks
/brɪsk/
verb
使活跃;使轻快;变得活跃
brisks is the third person singular of brisk.
to make or become lively, quick, or active
- 1.
To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.
使活跃;使生动;使有生气
- 2.
become brisk
变得活泼
使活跃;使生动;使有生气;变得活泼;使活泼;活跃起来
In use
As the sun rose, the wind began to brisk.
The crowd is brisking as the music starts.
Her steps brisk when she heard the good news.
business brisked up
Verb forms
base brisk · third person brisks · -ing brisking · past brisked · past participle brisked
Connections
Collocations
- brisk up
- 使变得轻快
- The morning walk brisked up my spirits.早上的散步使我的精神变得轻快。
Synonyms
- quicken
- 加快 · 强调速度上的加快,与brisk相比更侧重节奏或进程的加速。
- liven
- 活跃起来 · 常用于口语,指气氛变得活泼,比brisk更强调生动感。
- enliven
- 使生动 · 较正式,通常及物,指赋予事物活力,与brisk的“变得轻快”有细微差别。
- animate
- 使有生气 · 正式用语,多用于及物动词,强调赋予生命或活力,不如brisk自然。
- invigorate
- 使精力充沛 · 侧重给予能量或精神,比brisk更强烈,通常及物。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
brisk 可记作 b+risk,没有 risk(风险),所以轻快前行。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描述、正式语境 动词brisk多用于文学或正式描述,表示变得轻快,通常不用于日常口语。
Grammar Note
通常作为不及物动词使用,意为‘变得轻快’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All selected words rhyme with /ɪsk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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