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quickening

/ˈkwɪkənɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪknɪŋ/

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verb

使活跃，使复苏，赋予生命。

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

Examples :

"The rain quickening the dry earth made the parched plants spring back to life. "

雨水滋润了干燥的土地，让那些干枯的植物重新焕发生机。

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verb

复苏，苏醒。

To come back to life, receive life.

Examples :

"After a long winter, the garden is quickening, with new shoots and buds appearing every day. "

漫长的冬季过后，花园正在复苏，每天都有新的嫩芽和花苞冒出来。

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verb

活跃，活跃起来

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

Examples :

"The city was quickening as people rushed to work in the early morning. "

清晨，人们匆匆忙忙地赶去上班，城市也因此活跃起来。

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verb

感到胎动, 胎动

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 :

"Maria smiled, realizing that the baby was quickening inside her. "

玛丽亚笑了，意识到肚子里的宝宝开始胎动了。

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verb

加速，加快。

To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.

Examples :

"The coach was quickening the pace of the practice to get the team ready for the game. "

为了让球队为比赛做好准备，教练正在加快训练的节奏。

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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，我的心跳加快了。

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verb

变陡, 加剧。

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"

为了让船舷曲线变陡，也就是使其弧度更加明显。

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noun

加速, 加快.

An increase of speed.

Examples :

"The quickening of his pace showed how late he was for his appointment. "

他加快的步伐显示出他赴约已经迟到了。

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noun

复苏，激活。

The action of bringing someone or something to life.

Examples :

"The arrival of spring brought a noticeable quickening to the garden, with seeds sprouting and flowers blooming everywhere. "

春天的到来给花园带来了明显的复苏，种子发芽，鲜花竞相开放。

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noun

胎动，初觉胎动

The first noticable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.

Examples :

"Sarah eagerly awaited the quickening, excited to feel her baby's first movements. "

萨拉急切地等待着胎动，兴奋地想感受宝宝的第一次动静。

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noun

刺激，兴奋

Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).

Examples :

"The news of her promotion brought a quickening of excitement to her heart. "

她升职的消息让她心中涌起一阵兴奋的激动。

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