quick
The sensitive skin under a fingernail or toenail. It can also describe the most sensitive or central part of a person's feelings.
Exemplos
3 de 5I cut my fingernail too short and hit the quick.
I cut the nail and touched the sensitive skin underneath.
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.
Ouch! I bit my nail right down to the quick.
It hurts because I bit my nail to the skin.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of your 'quick' nail—it is the 'alive' part of your finger that feels pain very 'quickly'!
Quiz rápido
He was so nervous that he bit his nails to the ____.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: quick
Exemplos
I cut my fingernail too short and hit the quick.
everydayI cut the nail and touched the sensitive skin underneath.
The surgeon must be careful not to damage the quick of the nail bed.
formalThe doctor must not hurt the sensitive skin under the nail.
Ouch! I bit my nail right down to the quick.
informalIt hurts because I bit my nail to the skin.
Research indicates that the quick contains many nerve endings.
academicStudies show there are many nerves in the sensitive nail skin.
His harsh feedback cut the manager to the quick.
businessHis mean words deeply hurt the manager's feelings.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
Fast is an adjective or adverb for speed, while quick as a noun refers to a part of the nail.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
Learners often think 'quick' is only an adjective; they may not recognize it as a noun in the phrase 'cut to the quick'.
Dica de memorização
Think of your 'quick' nail—it is the 'alive' part of your finger that feels pain very 'quickly'!
Origem da palavra
From the Old English word 'cwic', which meant 'alive' or 'living'.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
The phrase 'the quick and the dead' is a famous biblical reference often used in English literature.
Quiz rápido
He was so nervous that he bit his nails to the ____.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: quick
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