quicken
verb /ˈkwɪkən/
/ˈkwɪkən/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they quicken | /ˈkwɪkən/ /ˈkwɪkən/ |
| he / she / it quickens | /ˈkwɪkənz/ /ˈkwɪkənz/ |
| past simple quickened | /ˈkwɪkənd/ /ˈkwɪkənd/ |
| past participle quickened | /ˈkwɪkənd/ /ˈkwɪkənd/ |
| -ing form quickening | /ˈkwɪkənɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪkənɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become quicker or make something quicker
（使）加快，加速 - She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
随着他的走近，她觉得自己的心跳加速了。 - quicken something He quickened his pace to catch up with them.
他加快脚步追赶他们。
- She felt her heartbeat quicken as he approached.
- [intransitive, transitive] quicken (something) to become more active; to make something more active
变得更活跃；使更活跃 - His interest quickened as he heard more about the plan.
他越听这个计划越觉得感兴趣。
- His interest quickened as he heard more about the plan.