詞彙精選：brisk的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

敏銳的，活潑的，輕快的

例句：

A brisk breeze puffs the clouds away.

一陣輕快的微風吹開雲朵。

例句：

The horse broke into a brisk trot.

馬突然快步小跑起來。

興隆的

例句：

Vendors were doing a brisk trade in souvenirs.

商販們的紀念品生意很紅火。

例句：

Its sales had been brisk since July.

自7月以來銷售一直很旺。

v.

（使）輕快，活躍 [I,T]

例句：

He brisked up his pace.

他加快了步子。

例句：

Millie, her lymphatic aid, had been brisked up a bit by a few deftly chosen expressions of contempt.

她那遲鈍的助手米麗也被她那花言巧語的冷嘲熱諷刺激了一下。

（使）興旺 [T]

例句：

I believe that the market will brisk up.

我相信市場會興旺起來。

例句：

Business brisked up.

生意興旺起來了。

二、詞義辨析：

active,energetic,vigorous,brisk,lively

這些形容詞均有“積極的，活躍的”之意。active指有活動能力，強調與消極或休止相反的積極活動狀態。energetic提精力充沛、奮力從事某事業。vigorous指不僅表現積極、有生氣，而且固有精力和活力十分旺盛。brisk指動作敏捷、充滿活力、輕快活潑地從事某項工作或活動。lively側重指輪船快，機智，有生氣。

三、相關短語：

brisk up

v.活潑起來

四、參考例句：

He is a brisk walker.

他是個走路輕快的人。

a group of brisk boys

一羣生氣勃勃的男孩

Business is always brisk before Christmas.

聖誕節前生意總是很興隆。

His movements were brisk and boyish.

他的動作仍很敏捷，孩子氣。

He was a vigorous, brisk person.

他是一個強壯的，活潑有力的人。

The horse broke into a brisk trot.

馬突然快步小跑起來。

I tried to give brisk, concise response.

我儘量作出簡明扼要的回答。

Its sales had been brisk since July.

自7月以來銷售一直很旺。

Hamilton was a tough and brisk administrator.

漢密爾頓是一位嚴峻而乾脆的行政官員。

A brisk breeze puffs the clouds away.

一陣輕快的微風吹開雲朵。