Quickening
['kwɪkənɪŋ]
解释:
(noun.) the process of showing signs of life; 'the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain'.
(noun.) the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus.
录入:内德--From WordNet
解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quicken
(n.) The act or process of making or of becoming quick.
(n.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life.
塞西莉整理
例句:
- The atmosphere was grey and translucent, the birds sang sharply on the young twigs, the earth would be quickening and hastening in growth. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- At first, it was a sort of stupefaction; but every moment was quickening her perception of the horrible evil. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Quickening his step, he marched some yards in advance of his company. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I am a patient sort of man, but my pulse is quickening. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Quickening their pace, they turned up a road upon the left hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- I am sensible of no light kindling--no life quickening--no voice counselling or cheering. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- I heard her breath quickening--I felt her hand growing cold. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Its genuine influence is on what Wells calls the hinterland, in a quickening of the sense of life. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The factory system challenged the quickening human conscience on that issue. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- We can hardly imagine bucolic placidity quickening to intellectual aims without imagining social aims as the transitional phase. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I heard nothing but the quickening crackle of the flames, and the sharp snap of the glass in the skylight above. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
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