brisk
adjective /brɪsk/
/brɪsk/
(comparative brisker, superlative briskest)
- quick; busy
快的;敏捷的;忙碌的 - a brisk walk
轻盈的步履 - to set off at a brisk pace
以轻快的步伐上路 - Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade (= selling a lot of ice cream).
冰淇淋小贩的生意很红火。 - We went for a brisk walk before lunch.
我们午饭前步履轻快地散了会儿步。
- a brisk walk
- (of a person, their voice or manner
) practical and confident; showing a desire to get things done quickly人、嗓音或举止 现实自信的;麻利的 - His tone became brisk and businesslike.
他的语气变得自信干练而务实。
- His tone became brisk and businesslike.
- (of wind and the weather
) cold but pleasantly fresh风和天气 凉爽的;清新的 - a brisk wind/breeze
凉爽的风;微风
- a brisk wind/breeze
词源late 16th cent.: probably from French brusque ‘lively, fierce,’ from Italian brusco ‘sour’.