adj (1)快的，迅速的 (moving，acting or doing things with great speed)[A(about)，A+to-inf]：Be～!赶快! a very～reader/walker/runner/worker阅读/走路/跑步/干活很快者;be～about one's work干活很快;Find some tickets for the movie and be～about it.弄几张电影票，快点。be～to criticize others/to notice the mistake/to find a fault易于批评别人/发现错误/找到毛病;run/walk/move at a～pace 快跑/走/动;be～in one's movements动作迅速;I made a grab at the dog，but it was too～for me.我忙去抓狗的绳索，但它还是逃掉了。〖同〗rapid，hasty;〖反〗slow;

(2)迅速完成(发生)(done or completed in a short time)：a～answer/reply/response迅速回答;a～trip/visit短暂的旅行/访问;a～meal/drink 快餐/快饮;a～profit/victory迅速获得的利润/快速取得的胜利;give sb a～look/kiss快看某人一眼/迅速亲吻某人;score five goals/three shots in～succession 一连得五分/开三枪;I'm sure this is the～est way. 我相信这是最快捷的方法。〖同〗fast，rapid;〖反〗slow;

(3)机(灵)敏的;伶俐的;聪敏(慧)的(learning，understanding，or thinking with speed;alert;bright)[A(at/with)，A+to-inf][作attrib]：a～wit/mind急中生智/头脑灵活;a～eye for beauty/ear for music/sense of smell锐利的审美眼光/敏锐的音乐听觉/敏感的嗅觉;be a～student/typist是个聪明学生/打字快手;He has a～tongue.他有一张快嘴。be～at noticing mistakes/at learning languages/at arithmetic/at figures敏于察觉错误/学习语言/掌握算术/记住数字;be～with one's hands 双手灵敏;be～to learn/to react/to respond学习/反应/回答得很快;a～-witted policeman机智的警察;〖同〗alert，sharp，keen，eager;〖反〗dull，stupid;

(4)急躁(易怒)的(easily showing anger)：a～temper性情急躁;be too～with one's student对待学生太急躁;be～to take offence动辄生气;a～-tempered young man 性情急躁的年轻人;〖同〗impatient，irritable;〖反〗calm，patient;

(as) quick as lightning (a flash) 极快，快如闪电：be as～as lightning on the tennis court在网球场上动作快如闪电;He turned as～as a flash.他倏地转过身去。

adv 快，迅速地(quickly);walk/come/run/think/act～走得/来得/跑得/想得/做得快;Don't talk too～. 别说得太快。Drive as～as you can.你尽量快开。Who will be there～est? 谁将最快到达那儿?～-frozen food/meat速冻食品/速冻肉;

n(指甲下的)嫩肉(soft tender flesh，as under the finger nails)：bite one's nails to the～咬指甲到肉根;nails cut short to the～剪到肉根的指甲;

cut sb to the quick 深深地伤害：He cut me to the～with that remark/by his insult.他说的话/他的侮辱深深地伤害了我。Her sharp words cut him to the～.她那尖刻的话深深地刺痛了他。

→′quickly adv 迅速地;′quickness n 迅速，敏捷;′quick-change adj(指演员在演出中)常换服装的;′quick-freeze v 快速冷冻(食物);͵quick′march齐步行进;′quicksand n 流沙;′quickstep n 快步舞(曲);͵quick-′tempered adj 易怒的，性情急躁的;͵quick-′witted adj 机智的;′quicken v(使)加(变)快;

【辨异】quick和quickly均可用作副词。口语中，在动词后常用quick，如：come～!(快些来!)I ran as～(ly) as I could.(我尽量快跑。)在书面语中，或稍感正式的时候倾向于用quickly，可以置于动词前，也可以置于其后，如：When he heard the news，he returned～ly.(他一听到这个消息，就立即回来了。)Retribution～ly followed.(报应随之降临。)