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单词 be quick (or slow) off the mark
释义

be quick (or slow) off the mark

Be fast (or slow) in responding to a situation or understanding something: he was quick off the mark with girls...
  • Police were quick off the mark and they were here really fast.
  • The Left has been slow off the mark in identifying the obvious American responsibility for that event.
  • Ford, too, has been slow off the mark but is catching up fast after it recently licensed hybrid technology from Toyota, while also giving a bit of its own technology back.

Synonyms

alert, quick, quick-witted, bright, clever, perceptive, sharp, sharp-witted, observant, wide awake
informal on the ball, on one's toes, quick on the uptake
See parent entry: mark
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