英语词汇“quick as a wink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In similative phrases, as (as) quick as lightning, (as) quick as thought, (as) quick as a wink, (as) quick as a flash, etc.Phrases are generally recorded earlier with quick as an adjective; see, e.g., quot. ?a1475 at sense A. 22a.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > very swiftly

as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought?c1225

like lightning1567

(as) quick as lightning1580

like wildfire1699

like stour1787

(as) quick as a wink1825

like smoke1832

quick as a streak1839

like sixty1848

(as) quick as thought1871

at a great lick1898

like a bat out of hell1921

like the clappers1948

like a bomb1954

1580 T. Churchyard Pleasaunte Laborinth: Churchyardes Chance f. 35 The noble minde that scornes to stoupe, at base and wretched things, As quicke as thought, mountes vp the Skies.

1638 J. Taylor Bull, Beare, & Horse sig. E3^v Quicke as lightning, his will trace and track, Making that endlesse round his Zodiacke.

1691 J. Harris Mistakes v. i. 62 Alb. Run and conduct him to me, fly quickly. Lop. As quick as lightning; Sir.

1722 tr. G. de Courtilz de Sandras Unfortunate Marriage 162 The Fire pierces as quick as lightning into the heart.

a1785 J. W. Fletcher Posthumous Pieces (1791) 276 If bodies could move as quick as thought, they would be importuned frequently with my company.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. 28 Thoughts..Glance quick as lightning through the heart.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 111 Fire away as quick as wink.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. ii. 10 As quick as thought..Him to replace there came another.

1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 108/2 Quick as thought, Roger slipped his hands from their..noose.

1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 88 Quick as thought I..clasped it.

1926 J. F. Dobie Rainbow in Morning 89 As quick as a wink; as quick as a flash.

1954 I. Murdoch Under Net xviii. 245 Quick as a flash, I put one hand into the opening and sprang.

1997 Total Film Sept. 8/5 Then, quick as a flash, Phil Collins' ho-hum Buster (featuring actors from 1988 wearing 1963 clobber) arrives.

单词	quick as a wink
释义	> as lemmas (as) quick as a wink b. In similative phrases, as (as) quick as lightning, (as) quick as thought, (as) quick as a wink, (as) quick as a flash, etc.Phrases are generally recorded earlier with quick as an adjective; see, e.g., quot. ?a1475 at sense A. 22a. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > very swiftly as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought?c1225 like lightning1567 (as) quick as lightning1580 like wildfire1699 like stour1787 (as) quick as a wink1825 like smoke1832 quick as a streak1839 like sixty1848 (as) quick as thought1871 at a great lick1898 like a bat out of hell1921 like the clappers1948 like a bomb1954 1580 T. Churchyard Pleasaunte Laborinth: Churchyardes Chance f. 35 The noble minde that scornes to stoupe, at base and wretched things, As quicke as thought, mountes vp the Skies. 1638 J. Taylor Bull, Beare, & Horse sig. E3^v Quicke as lightning, his will trace and track, Making that endlesse round his Zodiacke. 1691 J. Harris Mistakes v. i. 62 Alb. Run and conduct him to me, fly quickly. Lop. As quick as lightning; Sir. 1722 tr. G. de Courtilz de Sandras Unfortunate Marriage 162 The Fire pierces as quick as lightning into the heart. a1785 J. W. Fletcher Posthumous Pieces (1791) 276 If bodies could move as quick as thought, they would be importuned frequently with my company. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. 28 Thoughts..Glance quick as lightning through the heart. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 111 Fire away as quick as wink. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. ii. 10 As quick as thought..Him to replace there came another. 1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 108/2 Quick as thought, Roger slipped his hands from their..noose. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 88 Quick as thought I..clasped it. 1926 J. F. Dobie Rainbow in Morning 89 As quick as a wink; as quick as a flash. 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net xviii. 245 Quick as a flash, I put one hand into the opening and sprang. 1997 Total Film Sept. 8/5 Then, quick as a flash, Phil Collins' ho-hum Buster (featuring actors from 1988 wearing 1963 clobber) arrives. extracted from quickadj.n.¹adv. < as lemmas
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