- 1趕快；以最快速度
As fast as you can — no slow walk, no waiting. It comes from army marching: soldiers had a fast walk called quick time, and double-quick was almost a run, twice as lively. In ordinary English, especially British English, people still say “do it double-quick” or “at the double-quick” when they want someone to hurry right now. It can describe the action (a double-quick job) or tell you how to do it (come here double-quick). It feels a little old-fashioned and a little military, but parents and teachers still use it. It is only about speed, not about money.
double-quick 表示以最快的速度，不慢慢走，也不拖延。它源自軍隊行進，原意幾乎是跑步。英式英文中，人們仍常說「do it double-quick」，要求對方馬上動作。它可以修飾動作，例如「a double-quick job」，也可以說明做法，例如「come here double-quick」。語感有點老派，帶一點軍中味，但家長和老師仍會用，而且它只談速度。
組成double (twice / extra) + quick (fast). From army marching talk.
同家族的字
- doublehere it means extra speed, twice as much
- quickthe ‘fast’ piece
- double-timethe same army idea of moving as fast as you can
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
double-quicknoun/ˌdʌb.əlˈkwɪk/
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The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
double-quickverb/ˌdʌb.əlˈkwɪk/
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To double-time, march (or rather run) at the above speedy pace.
double-quickadv/ˌdʌb.əlˈkwɪk/
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Very quickly; at once; on the double.
double-quickadj/ˌdʌb.əlˈkwɪk/
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Very quick; often used in the phrase in double-quick time.
- And you have to be careful. If you don't book your parking in double-quick time, you risk a fine, so always double-check that your payment has gone through. Some operators don't even send you an email or text to say you've paid.
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