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快的,迅速的,敏捷的,靈敏的,活潑的,急劇的快活肉,要點,本質,核心

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.
   cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,
   OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,
   Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,
   vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[=i]va living, j[=i]v
   to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},
   {Whitlow}.]
   1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or
      {inanimate}.

            Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.

            The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
            the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.
                                                  iv. 1.

            Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --
                                                  Herbert.

   Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in
         some compounds, or in particular phrases.

   2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
      agile; brisk; ready. `` A quick wit.'' --Shak.

   3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.

            Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.
                                                  --Milton.

   4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
      unceremonious; as, a quick temper.

            The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
            signified that he was much offended.  -- Latimer.

   5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.

            The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens
            the stomach.                          -- Shak.

   6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
      ear. ``To have an open ear, a quick eye.'' --Shak.

            They say that women are so quick.     --Tennyson.

   7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.

   {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.

   {Quick match}. See under {Match}.

   {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
      barren.

   {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
      alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
      material.

   {Quick water}, quicksilver water.

   {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.

   Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
        active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
        sprightly.

Quick \Quick\, adv.
   In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste;
   speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.

         If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind
         are performed.                           -- Locke.

Quick \Quick\, n.
   1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant;
      especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a
      living hedge.

            The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick.
                                                  --Evelyn.

   2. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part
      susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the
      sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to
      which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to
      cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the
      quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively.

            This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick.
                                                  --Latimer.

            How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when
            they come to the quick of the difference ! --Fuller.

   3. (Bot.) Quitch grass. --Tennyson.

Quick \Quick\, v. t. & i. [See {Quicken}.]
   To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

資料來源 : WordNet®

quick
     adj 1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make
            friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident";
            "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a
            speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"
            [syn: {speedy}]
     2: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying
        glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
        [syn: {flying}, {fast}]
     3: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast";
        "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot";
        "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs
        before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble}, {spry}]
     4: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a
        quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {ready}]
     5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
        letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a
        straightaway denial" [syn: {immediate}, {prompt}, {straightaway}]
     6: easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
        [syn: {warm}]

quick
     n : any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as
         the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

quick
     adv : with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived
           promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: {promptly}, {quickly}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

QUICK
     
         An early system on the {IBM 701}.
     
        [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
     
        (1995-05-11)