v.使加快；使活躍；刺激；變快；(孕婦) 進入胎動期；變活躍

He fell behind, so he had to quicken up his pace to catch up with us. 他落在后面，所以他必須加快步子趕上我們。

A good debate can quicken one's mind. 有意義的辯論能使人的大腦更加敏銳。

These dishes can quicken your appetite. 這些菜肴能刺激你的食欲。

His interest is quicken by an article he has read. 他讀了一篇文章便興趣大增了。

Your heart beat will quicken when you run up the stairs. 跑上樓梯時，心跳會加速。

The child quickened in her womb, ie She felt the movements of the foetus. 她感到了胎動.