| 单词 | quicken |
| 释义 | quicken —quickener, n. /kwik"euhn/, v.t. 1. to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. 2. to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination. 3. to revive; restore life to: The spring rains quickened the earth. v.i. 4. to become more active, sensitive, etc.: This drug causes the pulse to quicken. 5. to become alive; receive life. 6. (of the mother) to enter that stage of pregnancy in which the fetus gives indications of life. 7. (of a fetus in the womb) to begin to manifest signs of life. [1250-1300; ME quikenen. See QUICK, -EN1] Syn. 2. animate, vitalize, enliven. 3. vivify. |
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