quickness

英 [ˈkwɪknəs] 美 [ˈkwɪknəs]

n.  机智; 机敏; 敏捷

BNC.33316 / COCA.15700



牛津词典

noun

  1. 机智;机敏;敏捷
    the quality of being fast, especially at thinking, etc.
    1. She was known for the quickness of her wit.
      她以头脑灵活见称。
    2. He amazes me with his quickness and eagerness to learn.
      他敏思好学,令我惊讶。

柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. quick as a flash → see: flash

    双语例句

    1. His sharp, probing questions showed a quickness of mind.
      他提出的那些尖锐、盘根究底的问题都表明他思想敏捷。
    2. He simply dominated the play, and he did it not by size but with quickness.
      凭借着敏捷而并非身高,他在队中就已举足轻重。
    3. Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.
      智慧就是迅速看出事物本来面目的能力。
    4. 'The Captain's manner expressed a warm approval of Mr Carker's quickness of perception.
      船长在神态中对卡克先生灵敏的理解力表示热烈赞扬。
    5. Composing the techniques of RS, GIS and applying them in monitoring and analyzing inland lakes fully display their advantages of quickness, economics and efficiency.
      将RS、GIS相结合,综合应用于内陆湖泊水质的监测和分析,充分体现了其快速、经济、高效的强大优势。
    6. ADVANTAGE-The system can quickly charge the battery within a short time, can ensure the convenience and quickness, and can be utilized for the energy-saving and environment-friendly purposes.
      优点–该系统可以在短时间内对蓄电池快速充电,能保证便捷性,可用于节能和环保目的。
    7. In this article, the content of the remaining monomer in polymethylmethacrylate was determined by gas chromatography with simplicity, convenience, quickness and accuracy via the bromination method.
      用气相色谱法测定聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯中残余单体含量。该方法简便、快速、准确,并克服了溴化法易使结果偏高的缺点。
    8. In addition to his natural speed, quickness and strength, he could think his way around the court or gridiron.
      除了他自然速度,敏捷度和力量,他可以认为他的方式靠近法院或格。
    9. The construction technology of jacking box culvert is widely used in underground engineering because of its unique characteristics and advantages such as intelligence, safety and quickness, etc.
      顶进箱涵技术以其独有的智能化、安全、快捷等特点和优势,在地下工程中得到广泛推广和应用。
    10. The current Proportion Integration Differentiation ( PID) optimization Design methods are often difficult to consider the system requirements for quickness, reliability and robustness.
      现有的比例积分微分(PID)优化设计算法难以兼顾系统对快速性、稳定性和鲁棒性的要求。
    11. I have saved my life more than once before by presence of mind and quickness.
      我以前,由于头脑冷静,行动敏捷不止一次化险为夷。
    12. A brilliance and quickness of perception combined with a cleverness of expression.
      睿智:巧妙的思维和睿智的表达的结合。
    13. Mental Quickness and Static Shock have switched positions in the talent tree.
      精神敏锐和静电震击互换位置。
    14. She was pleased and surprised with the quickness and surety of his mind.
      他那迅速准确的反应叫她吃了一惊。
    15. The principles of hybridoma technique are involved in some advantages, high specificity, sensitivity, convenience and quickness.
      杂交瘤技术原理和操作过程包含了其许多优点,特异性强、方便、敏感和快速。
    16. The learning rate is an important parameter for the learning process of a neural network ( NN) which influents the stability and quickness of the NN.
      学习速率是控制神经网络学习过程的一个重要参数,影响神经网络的稳定性和快速性。
    17. They had all inherited their father's preposterous quickness and elegance.
      他们全都继承了父亲那种不同寻常的敏捷和高雅。
    18. His quickness and playmaking ability made him a fan favorite, to be sure.
      他的速度和组织能力使他理所当然的受人喜欢。
    19. The curate, astonished at his quickness and intelligence, made him a present of pens, paper, and a penknife.
      教士看他这样聪明,很是惊奇,就送了他几支笔,一些纸和一把削笔刀。
    20. Why do the Lord give us so much quickness of movement unless it be to avoid responsibility?
      若非为了逃避责任,上帝又何以会赐予我们以如是敏捷的动作?
    21. He moved with quickness and lightness.
      他动作敏捷、轻盈。
    22. He was scared by the quickness of her perception.
      她敏锐的洞察力使他感到震惊。
    23. He made an order decidedly. characterized by quickness and firmness.
      他果断地下了一条命令。以迅速和果断为特点。
    24. Characterized by quickness and firmness.
      以迅速和果断为特点。
    25. It's a fun and challenging game that tests your quickness and mahjong skills.
      这是一个有趣的和具有挑战性的游戏,考验您的速度和麻将的技巧。
    26. The number of points depends on your quickness and game level.
      你的得分将要根据你完成任务的时间和任务的难度来评比。
    27. For traditional distribution network fault restoration algorithm, it is difficult to consider both the quickness of restoration process and optimization of restoration strategy simultaneously.
      传统的配电网故障恢复算法难于同时兼顾恢复过程的快速性和恢复策略的最优化。
    28. Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving.
      以轻松和敏捷的察觉为特点。
    29. But this new research shows dinosaurs may have used their forelimbs to help with quickness, stability and agility.
      但这一新研究表明,恐龙或许会用它们的前肢使自己的动作更为迅速、稳定、敏捷、灵活。
    30. This paper implements spatial data index and search of GIS, which can ensure the quickness and exactness of the query and search results.
      可实现GIS中空间数据索引、检索功能,保证了空间数据查询的快速性和准确性。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a rate that is rapid

        Synonym:    celerityrapidityrapidnessspeediness

      1. intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

          Synonym:    mental quicknessquick-wittedness

        1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty
          1. his quick adeptness was a product of good design
          2. he was famous for his facility as an archer

          Synonym:    adeptnessadroitnessdeftnessfacility