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Q0028800 (kwĭk)adj. quick·er, quick·est 1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy: an animal that is quick enough to escape most predators.2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright: a quick mind.3. a. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen: quick reflexes.b. Reacting immediately and sharply: a quick temper.4. a. Occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time: a quick rise through the ranks; a quick profit.b. Done or occurring immediately: a quick inspection. See Synonyms at fast¹.5. Tending to react hastily: quick to find fault.6. Archaic a. Alive.b. Pregnant.n.1. Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.2. The most personal and sensitive aspect of the emotions: The remark cut her to the quick.3. The living: the quick and the dead.4. The vital core; the essence: got to the quick of the matter.adv. quicker, quickest Quickly; promptly.

[Middle English, alive, lively, quick, from Old English cwicu, alive; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

quick′ly adv.quick′ness n.

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(ˈkwɪk li)

adv. with speed; rapidly; very soon. [before 1000] usage: See quick.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	quickly - with rapid movements; "he works quickly"apace, chop-chop, rapidly, speedilyslow, slowly, tardily, easy - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
	2.	quickly - with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"promptly, quick
	3.	quickly - without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine"cursorily

quickly

adverb1. swiftly, rapidly, hurriedly, speedily, fast, quick, hastily, briskly, at high speed, apace, at full speed, hell for leather (informal), like lightning, at the speed of light, at full tilt, hotfoot, at a rate of knots (informal), like the clappers (Brit. informal), pdq (slang), like nobody's business (informal), with all speed, posthaste, lickety-split (U.S. informal), like greased lightning (informal), at or on the double She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.
swiftly slowly, sluggishly, unhurriedly2. soon, speedily, as soon as possible, momentarily (U.S.), instantaneously, pronto (informal), a.s.a.p. (informal) You can become fitter quickly and easily.3. immediately, instantly, at once, directly, promptly, abruptly, without delay, expeditiously The meeting quickly adjourned.4. briefly, hastily, hurriedly, superficially, fleetingly, in haste, perfunctorily, briskly, desultorily, cursorily I quickly looked at her papers while she was out of the room.

quickly

adverbIn a rapid way:apace, fast, posthaste, quick.Informal: flat out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split, pronto.Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire.

Translations

很快地快速地

quick

(kwik) adjective1. done, said, finished etc in a short time. a quick trip into town.快的2. moving, or able to move, with speed. He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.快速的3. doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively. He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic. 敏捷的，伶俐的 adverb quickly. quick-frozen food.快速地ˈquickly adverb快速地ˈquicken verb to make or become quicker. He quickened his pace.加快ˈquickness noun快速ˈquicklime noun lime which has not been mixed with water. 生石灰ˈquicksands noun plural (an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it. 流沙（区） ˈquicksilver noun mercury. 水银ˌquick-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. 易怒的ˌquick-ˈwitted adjective thinking very quickly. a quick-witted policeman.机智的ˌquick-ˈwittedly adverb机智地ˌquick-ˈwittedness noun机智

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quickly

as soon as possible

At the earliest opportunity. Call your mother as soon as possible—she's very worried about you.See also: possible, soon

easy come, easy go

When something is easily obtained, it is typically lost just as easily. Of course you found a $10 on the street and immediately spent it—easy come, easy go!See also: easy, go

none too

Not much, not very, or not at all. We got there none too early. My husband could use some project to work on; he's been none too busy since he lost his job.See also: none

the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken

A person should always have multiple options, backup plans, and alternative resources available, as relying solely on one thing can result in inescapable difficulty should it fail or be taken away. I just think it's risky building an entire business off one product. What happens if starts to fail on the market. The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken, after all. The best advice I can give is to diversify your sources of revenue, because the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.See also: but, hole, mouse, one, quickly, taken, that

he gives twice who gives quickly

It is best to help someone immediately, even if waiting might ultimately allow you to offer more aid. It's OK, just give them whatever money you can—he gives twice who gives quickly.See also: give, he, quickly, twice, who

easy come, easy go

Cliché said to explain the loss of something that required only a small amount of effort to acquire in the first place. Ann found twenty dollars in the morning and spent it foolishly at noon. "Easy come, easy go," she said. John spends his money as fast as he can earn it. With John it's easy come, easy go.See also: easy, go

He gives twice who gives quickly.

Prov. When someone asks you for something, it is more helpful to give something right away than to wait, even if you might be able to give more if you waited. Morris didn't have all the money his sister asked for, but he sent what he had immediately, knowing that he gives twice who gives quickly.See also: give, he, quickly, twice, who

mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken

Prov. It is dangerous to always depend on just one thing, because if it fails you, you will not have any alternatives. Don't put all your money in a single bank account. The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.See also: but, hole, mouse, one, quickly, taken, that

none too something

not very something; not at all something. The towels in the bathroom were none too clean. It was none too warm in their house.See also: none

easy come, easy go

Readily won and readily lost, as in Easy come, easy go-that's how it is for Mark when he plays the stock market. This phrase states a truth known since ancient times and expressed in numerous proverbs with slightly different wording ( lightly come, lightly go; quickly come, quickly go). The adverb easy was substituted in the early 1800s. See also: easy, go

none too

Also, not too. Not very, as in The application arrived none too soon, or I'm afraid this secretary is not too smart, or He was here not too long ago. The first usage was first recorded in 1885; the variant dates from about 1920. Also see not all that. See also: none

easy come, easy go

INFORMALYou say easy come, easy go to mean that if money or objects are easy to get, you do not care very much about spending it or losing them. Note: In the first idiom below, ABC is pronounced `a b c', as if you are spelling it out. My attitude to money is easy come, easy go. That's to say, I earn a lot, but I also give quite a lot away in different ways.See also: easy, go

easy come, easy go

used to indicate that something acquired without effort or difficulty may be lost or spent casually and without regret. Although recorded in this exact form only from the mid 19th century, easy come, easy go had parallels in medieval French and in the English sayings light come, light go (mid 16th century) and quickly come, quickly go (mid 19th century).See also: easy, go

ˌeasy ˈcome, ˌeasy ˈgo

(saying) something that has been obtained very easily and quickly may be lost or wasted in the same way: Her parents have given her all the money she wants, but she’s always in debt. With her, it’s a case of easy come, easy go.See also: easy, go

none too ˈclever, ˈhappy, ˈquickly, etc.

not at all clever, quickly, etc: The driver was none too pleased about having to leave so early. ♢ Her chances of winning are none too good, I’m afraid.See also: none

as quickly, much, soon, etc. as ˈpossible

as quickly, much, soon, etc. as you can: We will get your order to you as soon as possible.See also: possible

easy come, easy go

What is readily achieved or gained is also readily lost. This principle was noted hundreds of years ago by the Chinese sage Chuang-tsze (“Quickly come and quickly go,” ca. 400 b.c.) and appears several times in Chaucer’s writings—for example, “As lightly as it comth, so wol we spende” (The Pardoner’s Tale). “Light come, light go” is also in John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection. Easy was substituted for lightly and quickly in the nineteenth century.See also: easy, go

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he gives twice who gives quickly

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ˌeasy ˈcome, ˌeasy ˈgo

none too ˈclever, ˈhappy, ˈquickly, etc.

as quickly, much, soon, etc. as ˈpossible

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adv swiftly

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adv soon

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adv immediately

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adv briefly

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adv in a rapid way

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adv with rapid movements

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adv with little or no delay

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adv without taking pains

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