quicken

/'kwikәn/ uk　 词频 #11424

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quicken 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 加快, 激发, 使有生气, 鼓舞, 使复活

vi. 加快, 变活跃, 进入胎动期

英文释义

v. give life or energy to

v. show signs of life

quicken 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 quicken 在自然语境里怎么用：

Heart rate rises, breathing quickens and blood is sent to systems that need it most.

—— Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness

As trade quickened in the 16th and 17th centuries, all manner of enticing commodities began to tickle the warlord’s fancy.

—— "Most historians would rather go out naked in public than prune their copious footnotes." Not Albert O. Hirschman

And there’s nothing like the disorienting effect of standing in darkness in an unfamiliar place to quicken the senses and sharpen the ear.

—— From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

Your heart quickens as you approach the inner chamber where the Pythia, the priestess, dressed in a white robe, sits upon her bronze tripod, wreathed in sacred vapors.

—— The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

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