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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   quicken

   • IPA[ˈkwik(ə)n]

   美式

   • v.
     make or become faster or quicker；stimulate or become stimulated

   • verb: quicken, 3rd person present: quickens, gerund or present participle: quickening, past tense: quickened, past participle: quickened

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or become faster or quicker she quickened her pace, desperate to escape I felt my pulse quicken 同義詞 speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry, ... 更多hurry up, informalgee up反義詞 slow
   • 2. stimulate or become stimulated her interest quickened the coroner's words suddenly quickened his own memories 同義詞 stimulate, excite, stir up, arouse, rouse, ... 更多waken, animate, activate, incite, galvanize, instigate, whet, inspire, kindle, fan, refresh, strengthen, invigorate, reanimate, reactivate, revive, revitalize, resuscitate, revivify, titillate, tempt反義詞 dull
   • ▪ give or restore life to on the third day after his death the human body of Jesus was quickened by the Spirit
   • ▪ archaic cause (a fire) to burn.
   • 3. archaic (of a woman) reach a stage in pregnancy when movements of the fetus can be felt.
   • ▪ (of a fetus) begin to show signs of life.