Word · Frequency #11390
quickened
加快；加速
quickened is the past of quicken.
核心释义
to make or become faster; to speed up
- 1.
Senses relating to life or states of activity.
- 2.
Senses relating to speed.
激发；使活跃；加快；激发；使有生气；鼓舞
用法In use
The company plans to quicken the production process to meet the increasing demand.
用法提示：此处quicken为及物动词，意为“加快”，后接宾语the production process。
Her heart began to quicken as she approached the finish line.
用法提示：此处quicken为不及物动词，意为“变快”，主语为her heart。
The new manager's enthusiasm quickened the team's spirit.
用法提示：此处quicken为及物动词，意为“使有生气、鼓舞”，后接宾语the team's spirit。
quicken sth
宾语常用 pace、step、process 等名词，表示使速度或进度加快。
The company quickened the pace of its product development.
公司加快了产品开发的步伐。
sth quickens
主语通常是心跳、呼吸、步伐等，表示这些状态自然变快。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quicken the pace
- 加快速度；加速
- If we quicken the pace, we can finish the report today.如果我们加快速度，今天就能写完报告。
- quicken the pulse
- 使心跳加速；使兴奋
- The thrilling chase scene quickened the pulse of every viewer.惊险的追逐场面让每个观众心跳加速。
- quicken one's interest
- 激发兴趣
- The documentary quickened my interest in space exploration.这部纪录片激发了我对太空探索的兴趣。
- quicken economic growth
- 加快经济增长
- Better transport links can quicken economic growth in the region.改善交通联系可以加快该地区的经济增长。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 quick（快）变成动词 quicken，联想心跳“扑通”加快，既指加速，也指使活跃。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作与报告、叙事或文学描写、日常口语（较少单独使用） quicken 多用于较正式或书面语中，表示“加快”时常带文学色彩；日常口语更常说 speed up。它也可表示“使活跃、使有生气”，常见于描写性文字。具体含义需根据宾语和搭配判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Thicken, sicken, stricken, and chicken are true rhymes: they share the /ɪkən/ ending with the target. Quick is a lookalike with the same first syllable /kwɪk/ but is one syllable, so it does not rhyme. Liken looks like quicken but has /laɪ/, so it does not rhyme either.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.