quicken

• 动词，表示使某事物加快、变得更迅速或更活跃，也可指本身变快。

A verb used to indicate the act of making something faster or accelerating, or to become faster or more active.

1. Move fasterB2formal

   To become faster or to cause something to move at a greater speed.

   加快

   • His pulse quickened when he saw her.
   • The runner quickened his pace as he approached the finish line.
   • The music quickened, and the dancers moved more energetically.

   同义词accelerateexpeditehastenhurryrushspeed upstep up

   反义词brakedecelerateretardslow

2. Make keen or more acuteC1formal

   To sharpen or intensify a feeling, sense, or perception.

   使敏锐

   • The danger quickened his senses.
   • Her curiosity was quickened by the mysterious letter.
   • The debate quickened their interest in the topic.

   同义词animatearouseexciteintensifyinvigoratekindlesharpenstimulatewhet

   反义词bluntdeadendullnumb

3. Give life or energy toC1formal

   To animate, energize, or bring something to life.

   赋予生命

   • The spring rain quickened the dormant seeds.
   • A good speech can quicken the spirit of the audience.
   • The new manager quickened the team's enthusiasm.

   同义词animateenergizeenliveninvigoratereanimaterevivestimulatevivify

   反义词deaddeadendullkillstagnate

4. C2formal

   To begin to show signs of life, especially referring to a fetus in the womb.

   有胎动

   • The mother felt the baby quicken for the first time.
   • In the fifth month, the fetus quickens.
   • She described the moment the child quickened within her.

   同义词fluttermovestir

5. Give new life or energy toC1formal

   To revitalize or restore energy to something.

   振兴

   • The rain quickened the parched earth.
   • A short break quickened their spirits.
   • The new policy quickened the stagnant economy.

   同义词animateenergizeenliveninvigoratereanimaterefreshrejuvenaterevitalizerevivestimulate

   反义词drainenervateexhaustweaken