Quick

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

(adj.) easily aroused or excited; 'a quick temper'; 'a warm temper' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; 'a quick mind'; 'a ready wit' .

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• You know, I'm a stranger here, so perhaps I'm not so quick at understanding what you mean as if I'd lived all my life at Milton. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I'm quick to take this fright, I know, and my head is summ'at light with wearying and watching. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Her rich colour, her quick blood, her rapid breath, were all setting themselves against the opportunity of retracing their steps. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• I had always rather a noticing way--not a quick way, oh, no! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Much relieved when the two hours were at last accomplished, he went away at a quick pace, as a recompense for so much loitering. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and West Point fell in quick succession. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The bottle and jug were again produced, and he mixed a weak draught, and another, and drank both in quick succession. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• If he is quick enough to catch his bird, well and good. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• When she reached the door she turned for a moment to wave a quick farewell. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The whole family were quick, brisk, loud-talking, kind-hearted, and not troubled with much delicacy of perception. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Women are certainly quicker in some things than men. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It was only when I had joined him there that I heard what had alarmed his quicker senses. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• As we looked full at one another, I felt my breath come quicker in my strong desire to get something out of him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The more there is of it, the more it produces every turning, so that the profits rise quicker and quicker. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Her usually quiet breathing had grown quicker with his words. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• It was found cheaper and superior to either coal or charcoal, and produced a quicker fire and a greater heat. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Bar Comas had much the better of the battle as he was stronger, quicker and more intelligent. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• It was lower and quicker than ever! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• In my time at Oxford, the men passed round the bottle a little quicker than you young fellows seem to do. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She was pleased with the eagerness to arrive which had made him alter his plan, and travel earlier, later, and quicker, that he might gain half a day. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Every few weeks thou dost bring in twelve or more books, written in half the time it takes our quickest scribe to make a single copy. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• You are the quickest messenger I know, and will get to Temple Bar long before I can. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• As it is, the quickest of us walk about well wadded with stupidity. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• There was time only for the quickest arrangement of mind. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Full of thanks, and full of news, Miss Bates knew not which to give quickest. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• That a northerly course would quickest lead me toward the more settled portions of the planet immediately decided the direction that I should steer. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• They made a bet of a new hat before they had known each other half an hour, who should brew the best quart of punch and drink it the quickest. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Hence, the quickest way was to search the tropics until the proper material was found. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• This, I am well aware, was not the quickest way to take of obeying the directions which I had received. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• This balanced ration is said to be the most nutritious food and the quickest fattener which can be given to animals. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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