| 词汇 | quickness |
| 释义 | quickness noun[ U ] uk /ˈkwɪk.nəs/ us /ˈkwɪk.nəs/ the quality of being fast: 快速 the quickness of his movements他动作之快…… her quickness to understand她敏捷的悟性 See quick He had an obvious intelligence and quickness about him. She is a young talent with exceptional strength and quickness His quickness of mind is matched by his movement. Fast and rapid (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom apace as fast as your legs would carry youidiom as if it is going out of styleidiom at a rate of knotsidiom fleet hypersonic in the twinkling of an eyeidiom Jack Robinson lickety-split light speed lightning prompt souped-up speed of light spread like wildfireidiom streak super-express superfast wildfire Examples of quicknessquickness It teaches unselfishness, esprit de corps, quickness of decision, and keeps fit those engaged in it. Or perhaps this increased quickness leads to joint or knee problems for her later in life. It is like quickness of hearing. That does not conjure up speed, quickness or efficiency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Quickness to attribute damage to monofilament nets underestimates the extent to which salmon are damaged by seals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their endurance, their courage, their humour, their quickness, their initiative in a difficult situation, are remarkable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Experience, judgment, eyesight and quickness of mind all come into play. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, a trickster on the race course uses three cards before the quickness of the hand deceives the eye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The quickness of the hand deceives the eye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It destroys, quite unnecessarily and absurdly, the efficient quickness to respond of local councils in smaller matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has to be resilience, quickness of adjustment, and fast rearrangement of programmes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here quickness to learn is only one factor, though an important one, especially for the technical corps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that he speaks only for himself in regard to the quickness of wit between men and women in arithmetic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A sudden flash; the quickness of the mind; it is done, and he is there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The quickness of his hand has deceived the eye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of quickness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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