quicken
quicken
英[ˈkwɪkən]美[ˈkwɪkən]
vt.& vi.（使）变快，增速，鼓舞，使复活；
vt.苏醒，使有生机；
第三人称单数：quickens;
过去式：quickened;
过去分词：quickened;
现在分词：quickening;
例句
Good debate can quicken one's mind.好的辩论能使人头脑敏锐.
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。
I actually felt my heart quicken.我感觉心跳真的加快了。
Curve and path resistance are great, linear resistance is little, declivous path still has quicken force.曲线及上坡道阻力大, 直线阻力小, 下坡道还有加速力.
Ir can quicken the absorption for inflammatory exudate, and strengthen the cytophagy of leukocyte.对炎症渗出物的吸收加快, 使白细胞吞噬功能增强.
英语六级真题
quicken the pace of industrialization
出自-2010年12月阅读原文In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that uttering the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone's pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-ERG
(使)加快;(使)加速;(使)变快
If something quickens or if you quicken it, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed.
例句
Ainslie's pulse quickened in alarm...由于惊恐，安斯利的脉搏加快了。He quickened his pace a little.他稍稍加快了步伐。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
(使)变快, 增速, 加快
The patient’s pulse quickened.病人的脉搏加快了。He quickened his steps.他加快了脚步。vt.
苏醒;使有生机
Spring rains quickened the earth.春雨使大地充满生机。英英词典释义
Verb
1. move faster;
"The car accelerated"2. make keen or more acute;
"whet my appetite"3. give life or energy to;
"The cold water invigorated him"4. show signs of life;
"the fetus quickened"5. give new life or energy to;
"A hot soup will revive me""This will renovate my spirits""This treatment repaired my health"
