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quick

/kwɪk/

The sensitive skin under a fingernail or toenail. It can also describe the most sensitive or central part of a person's feelings.

예시

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1

I cut my fingernail too short and hit the quick.

I cut the nail and touched the sensitive skin underneath.

2

The surgeon must be careful not to damage the quick of the nail bed.

The doctor must not hurt the sensitive skin under the nail.

3

Ouch! I bit my nail right down to the quick.

It hurts because I bit my nail to the skin.

어휘 가족

명사
quick
Verb
quicken
부사
quickly
형용사
quick
관련
quickness
💡

암기 팁

Think of your 'quick' nail—it is the 'alive' part of your finger that feels pain very 'quickly'!

빠른 퀴즈

He was so nervous that he bit his nails to the ____.

정답!

정답은: quick

예시

1

I cut my fingernail too short and hit the quick.

everyday

I cut the nail and touched the sensitive skin underneath.

2

The surgeon must be careful not to damage the quick of the nail bed.

formal

The doctor must not hurt the sensitive skin under the nail.

3

Ouch! I bit my nail right down to the quick.

informal

It hurts because I bit my nail to the skin.

4

Research indicates that the quick contains many nerve endings.

academic

Studies show there are many nerves in the sensitive nail skin.

5

His harsh feedback cut the manager to the quick.

business

His mean words deeply hurt the manager's feelings.

어휘 가족

명사
quick
Verb
quicken
부사
quickly
형용사
quick
관련
quickness

자주 쓰는 조합

cut to the quick to hurt someone's feelings deeply
bite to the quick to bite a nail until it reaches the skin
the quick and the dead the living people and the dead people
sensitive quick the painful part under a nail
reach the quick to get to the most important or sensitive part

자주 쓰는 구문

cut to the quick

to cause deep emotional pain

the quick and the dead

a phrase referring to all people, living and deceased

bite your nails to the quick

to bite your nails very short because of stress

자주 혼동되는 단어

quick vs fast

Fast is an adjective or adverb for speed, while quick as a noun refers to a part of the nail.

📝

사용 참고사항

As a noun, 'quick' is almost always used in phrases about fingernails or emotional pain. It is rarely used to mean speed in noun form.

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자주 하는 실수

Learners often think 'quick' is only an adjective; they may not recognize it as a noun in the phrase 'cut to the quick'.

💡

암기 팁

Think of your 'quick' nail—it is the 'alive' part of your finger that feels pain very 'quickly'!

📖

어원

From the Old English word 'cwic', which meant 'alive' or 'living'.

문법 패턴

Used as a singular noun Usually follows the preposition 'to' or 'of' Often used with the definite article 'the'
🌍

문화적 맥락

The phrase 'the quick and the dead' is a famous biblical reference often used in English literature.

빠른 퀴즈

He was so nervous that he bit his nails to the ____.

정답!

정답은: quick

Descriptions 관련 단어

tiny

A1

Describes something that is very small in size, amount, or degree. It is more emphatic than the word 'small' and is often used to highlight how little something is.

miniature

A1

A very small copy or model of something that is usually much larger. It can also refer to a very small painting, especially a portrait.

tall

A1

Describing something or someone that has a greater than average height. It is typically used for living things like people and trees, or narrow objects like buildings and towers.

low

A1

Not high or tall in height, often positioned close to the ground or a base level. It can also describe a small amount of something, a quiet sound, or a sad mood.

wide

A1

Describes something that has a large distance from one side to the other. It is used to talk about the breadth of physical objects like roads, doors, or rivers.

thick

A1

Describes something that has a large distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces. It can also describe liquids that are dense and do not flow easily, or things that grow closely together like hair or forest trees.

thin

A1

Describes something that has a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces. It can also describe a person or animal that has very little body fat.

deep

A1

As a noun, 'the deep' refers to the ocean or a very large and deep body of water. It is also used to describe the most intense or central part of a period of time, such as the middle of the night or winter.

perfect

A1

In grammar, the perfect refers to a verb form that shows an action is completed or finished. It is also used in the phrase 'practice makes perfect' to describe a state of having no mistakes.

terrible

A1

Used to describe something that is very bad, of poor quality, or causes great unhappiness. It is a strong way to say that you dislike something or that a situation is very unpleasant.

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