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quicken

🇬🇧 UK/'kwikәn/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

v.

To make or become faster or more active; to stimulate or give new life to.

加快，加速；激发，使有生气

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
quickenother
=quicken

Common Collocations

  • 1.quicken the pace加快步伐
  • 2.quicken one's step加快脚步
  • 3.quicken interest激发兴趣
  • 4.[quicken the pulse]使心跳加速

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her pulse quickened as she heard footsteps approaching in the dark hallway.

  • 2.

    The new investment policy was designed to quicken economic growth in the region.

  • 3.

    Reading great literature can quicken the imagination and broaden one's perspective.

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