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quicken

/ˈkwɪkən/

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verb

使复活，使活跃。

To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive.

Examples :

"The cool rain seemed to quicken the plants, making them grow taller overnight. "

凉爽的雨水似乎让植物恢复了生机，使得它们一夜之间长高了很多。

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verb

复活，苏醒

To come back to life, receive life.

Examples :

"The plant, seemingly dead after the frost, quickly quickened, sprouting new leaves. "

经过霜冻后，这株植物看起来已经死了，但很快就复活了，长出了新叶。

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加快，加速，活跃。

To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited.

Examples :

"The news of her promotion quickly quickened her step as she walked home from work. "

得知自己升职的消息后，她下班回家的脚步立刻变得轻快而充满活力。

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verb

感到胎动，开始显怀

Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.

Examples :

""Around the fifth month of her pregnancy, Maria started to quicken and feel the baby move." "

大概在玛丽亚怀孕第五个月左右，她开始感到胎动，感受到宝宝在动了。

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verb

加快，加速。

To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.

Examples :

"The teacher quickened the pace of the lesson to cover more material before the bell rang. "

老师加快了上课的节奏，想在下课铃响之前讲完更多的内容。

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加快，加速。

To become faster.

Examples :

"My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach."

听到他走近时，我的心跳加速了。

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verb

变陡，加剧弧度

To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper.

Examples :

"to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced"

让船舷曲线更陡峭，也就是让其弧度更加明显。

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noun

欧洲花楸，欧洲山梨。

The European rowan, Sorbus aucuparia.

Examples :

"The quicken, a type of small tree, is known for its bright red berries. "

欧洲花楸 (也叫欧洲山梨) 是一种小型树木，以其鲜红色的浆果而闻名。