quickly

adv.

1. 迅速地；很快地
   fast
   1. She walked quickly away.
      她迅速走开了。
   2. We'll repair it as quickly as possible.
      我们会尽快把它修好的。
   3. The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) .
      最近的几个星期过得很快。
2. 不久；立即
   soon; after a short time
   1. He replied to my letter very quickly.
      他立即答复了我的信。
   2. It quickly became clear that she was dying.
      很快就看得出她当时已生命垂危。

1. ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的;急速的
   Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed.
   1. You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours...
      你得快点了，飞机大约3小时后起飞。
   2. I think I'm a reasonably quick learner...
      我认为我是一个学东西还算快的人。
   3. Europe has moved a long way since then at a very quick pace.
      从那以后，欧洲迅速发展，并取得了长足的进步。
2. ADV-GRADED (quicker 有时表示“以更快的速度”，quickest表示“以最快的速度”，quick有时表示“以很快的速度”，但有些人认为这种用法并不规范)
   Quicker is sometimes used to mean 'at a greater speed', and quickest to mean 'at the greatest speed'. Quick is sometimes used to mean 'with great speed'. Some people consider this to be non-standard.
   1. Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker...
      先将糖稍稍加热，以使其溶解得更快些。
   2. Prost went quickest.
      普罗斯特走得最快。
3. ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;持续时间很短的
   Something that is quick takes or lasts only a short time.
   1. He took one last quick look about the room...
      他朝房间匆匆扫了最后一眼。
   2. I just popped in for a quick drink...
      我只是顺路过来小酌一杯。
   3. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare...
      尽管这个菜谱看上去很长，其实做起来很快。
   4. My father would have driven me to Cornwall, but we decided it would be quicker by train.
      父亲原本要开车送我去康沃尔，但我们还是觉得坐火车更快。
4. ADJ-GRADED 立刻发生的;很快发生的
   Quick means happening without delay or with very little delay.
   1. Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed...
      官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。
   2. These investors feel the need to make quick profits.
      这些投资者觉得收益必须立竿见影。
5. ADV-GRADED 迅速发生地;很快发生地
   Quick is sometimes used to mean 'with very little delay'.
   1. I got away as quick as I could...
      我尽快离开了。
   2. Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose...
      快来！约翰！卡梅拉出事了，我想她用药过量了。
   3. The advantage in going faster is that you get there quicker.
      快点走的好处在于，你可以早点到达那里。
6. ADJ-GRADED 立刻的;马上的
   If you are quick to do something, you do not hesitate to do it.
   1. Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent...
      马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
   2. Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective.
      而且，正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样，斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
7. 性情急躁的;容易发怒的
   If someone has a quick temper, they are easily made angry.
8. PHRASE 咬到了指甲肉；咬秃指甲
   If someone bites their nails to the quick, they bite off all the white part at the end of each nail.
   1. Her fingernails are bitten to the quick.
      她的手指甲都被咬秃了。
9. PHRASE 触及（…）痛处;极大伤害；令…伤透了心
   If something cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel very upset.
   1. I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick.
      有一次，我听见她在卧室里哭泣，这深深地刺痛了我的心。
10. quick as a flash → see: flash

1. He pointed at the empty bottle and the waitress quickly replaced it
   他指了指空瓶子，女服务员立即重新拿了一瓶。
2. As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly.
   走快时，你会发现手臂会自然弯曲，而且频率会更快。
3. After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly
   换了床单，我很快就能睡着。
4. The National Cancer Institute now has a computerized system that can quickly provide information.
   国家癌症研究所现在拥有一套能迅速提供信息的电脑化系统。
5. Though they all live nearby, I lost contact with them really quickly
   虽然他们都住在附近，但我很快与他们失去了联系。
6. I had the flat decorated quickly so that Philippa could move in.
   我很快地把公寓粉刷了一遍，这样菲利帕就能搬进来了。
7. Quickly, in her dulcet voice, Tamara told him what had happened.
   塔玛拉用她美妙悦耳的声音快速向他讲述了所发生的一切。
8. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room
   会议很快结束了，我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
9. We can take advantage of new technology more quickly by farming out computer operations
   把计算机业务分包出去，我们就可以更快地利用新技术。
10. I hopped out of bed quickly.
    我迅速跳下床。
11. I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly
    我相信这个误会将很快得到纠正。
12. The police soon established his true identity and he was quickly found.
    警方不久就查出了他的真实身份，并很快找到了他。
13. Experienced teachers help you learn quickly.
    经验丰富的老师可助你学习快速有成。
14. The helicopters are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefield.
    这些直升机是为将士兵和装备快速空运到战场上而设计的。
15. She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment
    她迅速站了起来，惊叫了一声。
16. Courage seems now to have deserted him. May it quickly reappear.
    他现在似乎失去了勇气，但愿他能很快重新振作起来。
17. These creatures can multiply quickly.
    这些动物能迅速繁殖。
18. We are having to re-educate the public very quickly about something they have always taken for granted.
    我们现在不得不尽快对公众进行再教育，因为他们一直都认为这是理所当然的。
19. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room
    “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
20. The Secretary emerged, a big fat man who quickly shook us all by the hand.
    这位大臣现身了，是一个大块头，他迅速和我们所有人都握了手。
21. The place quickly fills up so it's soon standing room only.
    人很快就坐满了，不久就只剩下站立的位置了。
22. The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.
    那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
23. We did learn to read, and quickly too
    我们确实学会了阅读，而且学得很快。
24. If the economy turned round the Prime Minister's authority would quickly increase.
    如果经济复苏了，首相的威信会迅速提高。
25. You quickly get used to using the brakes.
    你很快就会习惯使用刹车的。
26. I have done the errands quickly.
    我很快干完了这些差事。
27. What magic drug have you taken to recover so quickly?
    你吃什么灵丹妙药，好得这样快？
28. The time is up. Let's go quickly.
    到点了，快走吧！
29. He quickly took the hint.
    一点他就明白了。
30. I have a good memory so I learn more quickly than others.
    我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。

adv

1. with rapid movements
   1. he works quickly

   Synonym:    rapidlyspeedilychop-chopapace

2. with little or no delay
   1. the rescue squad arrived promptly
   2. come here, quick!

   Synonym:    promptlyquick

3. without taking pains
   1. he looked cursorily through the magazine

   Synonym:    cursorily