fast
英 [fɑːst]
美 [fæst]
adj. 快的; 迅速的; 敏捷的; 迅速发生的; 立即发生的; 动作迅速的; 头脑灵活的
adv. 快; 快速; 迅速; 不久; 立即; 牢固地; 完全地
v. 节食; 禁食; 斋戒
n. 禁食期; 斋戒期
比较级:faster 最高级:fastest 现在分词:fasting 过去式:fasted 复数:fasts 过去分词:fasted 第三人称单数:fasts
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1833 / COCA.1096
同义词辨析
fastadj. 迅速的
〔辨析〕
指移动速度快的或能够快速移动的,也可指迅速或立即发生的。
〔例证〕
a fast rate of increase
很快的增长率
She took a fast train to Shanghai.
她搭乘快车前往上海。
His motorboat is very fast.
他的汽艇速度非常快。
很快的增长率
She took a fast train to Shanghai.
她搭乘快车前往上海。
His motorboat is very fast.
他的汽艇速度非常快。
quickadj. 迅速的;脑子反应快的
〔辨析〕
指持续或耗费时间短的,移动、做事等速度快的,或指人聪明、机敏的。
〔例证〕
She gave the teacher a quick answer.
她给了老师一个迅速的回答。
He walked with quick steps.
他急速走着。
He is a quick boy.
他是一个机灵的男孩子。
The employee is a quick learner.
那名员工学东西很快。
她给了老师一个迅速的回答。
He walked with quick steps.
他急速走着。
He is a quick boy.
他是一个机灵的男孩子。
The employee is a quick learner.
那名员工学东西很快。
rapidadj. 迅速的
〔辨析〕
指快速发生或完成的。
〔例证〕
a rapid recovery
迅速康复
The company made a rapid profit growth in the last decade.
这家公司在过去10年间利润快速增长。
迅速康复
The company made a rapid profit growth in the last decade.
这家公司在过去10年间利润快速增长。
swiftadj. 迅速的;敏捷的
〔辨析〕
指立即发生或马上做出的;也可指移动速度快的或能够快速移动的,作此义解时只作定语。
〔例证〕
a swift runner
跑得快的人
They gave a swift reply.
他们立刻给出了答复。
Hearing footsteps, the two thieves made a swift exit.
听到脚步声,那两名小偷飞快地溜走了。
跑得快的人
They gave a swift reply.
他们立刻给出了答复。
Hearing footsteps, the two thieves made a swift exit.
听到脚步声,那两名小偷飞快地溜走了。
习惯用语
adj.
- fast and furious
- 情节节奏快且变化多端
full of rapid action and sudden changes - In his latest movie, the action is fast and furious.
在他的最新电影中,情节起伏跌宕。 a fast talker - 快嘴快舌但不可信赖的人
a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted a fast worker - 善于迅速达到目的的人;(尤指恋爱方面)善于一下子获得青睐的人
a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with sb make a fast/quick buck - 轻易地赚钱
to earn money quickly and easily hard and fast - 板上钉钉;不容更改
that cannot be changed in any circumstances - There are no hard and fast rules about this.
这事没有什么硬性的规定。 pull a fast one (on sb) - 蒙骗;捉弄
to trick sb
adv.
- as fast as your legs can carry you
- 尽快
as quickly as you can hold fast to sth - 坚持(某种思想等)
to continue to believe in an idea, etc. despite difficulties play fast and loose (with sb/sth) - 反复无常;若即若离;玩弄
to treat sb/sth in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them stand fast/firm - 坚定不移;不让步;不改变主张
to refuse to move back; to refuse to change your opinions thick and fast - 又快又多;频频
quickly and in large quantities - Questions were coming at them thick and fast.
问题铺天盖地向他们而来。
牛津词典
adj.
- 快速 quick
- 快的;迅速的;敏捷的
moving or able to move quickly- a fast car/horse
速度快的汽车 / 马 - the world's fastest runner
世界最快的赛跑运动员
- a fast car/horse
- 迅速发生的;立即发生的
happening in a short time or without delay- the fastest rate of increase for years
多年来最高的增长率 - a fast response time
迅速的反应时间
- the fastest rate of increase for years
- 动作迅速的;头脑灵活的
able to do sth quickly- a fast learner
领悟快的学习者
物体表面 surface - a fast learner
- 可供快速运动的
producing or allowing quick movement- a fast road/pitch
快车道;快速球场
钟表 watch/clock - a fast road/pitch
- 走得快
showing a time later than the true time- I'm early─my watch must be fast.
我早了——我的表肯定快了。 - That clock's ten minutes fast.
那座钟快十分钟。
照相胶片 photographic film - I'm early─my watch must be fast.
- 感光快的
very sensitive to light, and therefore useful when taking photographs in poor light or of sth that is moving very quickly 牢牢固定 firmly fixed - 系牢的;稳固的
firmly fixed and safe- He made the boat fast .
他把船系牢了。
衣服颜色 colours in clothes - He made the boat fast .
- 不退色的
not likely to change or to come out when washed
adv.
- 快速 quickly
- 快;快速;迅速
quickly- Don't drive so fast!
别把车开得这么快! - How fast were you going?
当时你们走得有多快? - I can't go any faster.
我不能走得更快了。 - The water was rising fast.
水迅猛上涨。 - Her heart beat faster.
她的心跳加快。 - Night was fast approaching.
黑夜迅速降临。 - a fast-flowing stream
湍急的溪流
- Don't drive so fast!
- 不久;立即
in a short time; without delay- Children grow up so fast these days.
如今孩子们长得真快。 - Britain is fast becoming a nation of fatties.
英国不久就要变成一个胖子国了。 - The police said that they had reacted as fast as they could.
警方说他们已尽快作出了反应。
牢固 firmly - Children grow up so fast these days.
- 牢固地;完全地
firmly; completely- Within a few minutes she was fast asleep (= sleeping deeply) .
几分钟后她就沉睡了。 - The boat was stuck fast (= unable to move) in the mud.
船深陷在淤泥里动弹不得。
- Within a few minutes she was fast asleep (= sleeping deeply) .
verb
- 节食;禁食;斋戒
to eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious or health reasons- Muslims fast during Ramadan.
伊斯兰教徒在斋月期间斋戒。
- Muslims fast during Ramadan.
noun
- 禁食期;斋戒期
a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons- to go on a fast
开始禁食 - to break (= end) your fast
开斋
- to go on a fast
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的
Fastmeans happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also usefastin questions or statements about speed.- ...fast cars with flashing lights and sirens...
闪着灯、鸣着笛、飞速行驶的车辆 - Brindley was known as a very, very fast driver...
众所周知,布林德利是个喜欢飞车的人。 - The party aims to attract votes from the business and professional communities, which want a faster pace of political reform...
该党的目标是吸引商界和专业社群的选票,因为这两个群体都希望加快政治改革的步伐。 - The only question is how fast the process will be.
唯一的问题是这个过程会有多快。 - Fastis also an adverb.
- They work terrifically fast...
他们干活极快。 - It would be nice to go faster and break the world record...
要是能再快一些、打破世界纪录就好了。 - He thinks they're not adapting fast enough...
他认为他们适应得不够快。 - Barnes also knows that he is fast running out of time...
巴恩斯也知道他的时间很快就要用完了。 - How fast were you driving?...
你当时车开得有多快? - How fast would the disease develop?
这种病发展得有多快?
- ...fast cars with flashing lights and sirens...
- ADV-GRADED 迅速地;立即
You usefastto say that something happens without any delay.- When you've got a crisis like this you need professional help — fast!...
当你遇到这样的危急情况,就需要专业救援了——要快! - We'd appreciate your leaving as fast as possible.
如果您能尽快离开,我们将不胜感激。 - Fastis also an adjective.
- That would be an astonishingly fast action on the part of the Congress.
那将会是由国会方面采取的迅雷不及掩耳的行动。
- When you've got a crisis like this you need professional help — fast!...
- ADJ-GRADED (钟表)偏快的,走得快的
If a watch or clock isfast, it is showing a time that is later than the real time.- That clock's an hour fast.
那个钟快了一个小时。
- That clock's an hour fast.
- ADV-GRADED 紧紧地;牢牢地;死死地
If you hold somethingfast, you hold it tightly and firmly. If something is stuckfast, it is stuck very firmly and cannot move.- She climbed the staircase cautiously, holding fast to the rail...
她紧紧地抓着栏杆,小心翼翼地爬楼梯。 - The tanker is stuck fast on the rocks.
油轮紧卡在礁石中间动弹不得。
- She climbed the staircase cautiously, holding fast to the rail...
- ADV-GRADED 坚定地;毫不动摇地
If you holdfastto a principle or idea, or if you standfast, you do not change your mind about it, even though people are trying to persuade you to.- We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others...
我们只能努力坚守那些古老的价值观:诚实、正派、关心他人。 - He told supporters to stand fast over the next few vital days.
他叫支持者在接下来的几个重要日子里站稳立场。
- We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others...
- ADJ-GRADED (颜色或染料)不褪色的,不掉色的
If colours or dyes arefast, they do not come out of the fabrics they are used on when they get wet.- The fabric was ironed to make the colours fast.
为防止掉色,织物已经过熨烫。
- The fabric was ironed to make the colours fast.
- ADJ 骄奢淫逸的;刺激而快乐的
Afastway of life is one which involves a lot of enjoyable and expensive or dangerous activities.- Life in Detroit no longer satisfied him; he wanted the fast life of California.
他不再满意底特律的生活,想要过加利福尼亚那种刺激快乐的生活。
- Life in Detroit no longer satisfied him; he wanted the fast life of California.
- VERB 斋戒;禁食;绝食
If youfast, you eat no food for a period of time, usually for either religious or medical reasons, or as a protest.- I fasted for a day and half and asked God to help me.
我斋戒了一天半,祈求上帝伸出援手。 - Fastis also a noun.
- The fast is broken at sunset, traditionally with dates and water.
日落时开斋,按传统会吃椰枣、喝水。
- I fasted for a day and half and asked God to help me.
- PHRASE 熟睡的;沉睡的
Someone who isfast asleepis completely asleep.- When he went upstairs five minutes later, she was fast asleep.
他5分钟后上楼时,她已睡熟。
- When he went upstairs five minutes later, she was fast asleep.
- PHRASE 玩猫腻;玩弄
If you say that someoneis playing fast and loose, you are expressing disapproval of them for behaving in a deceitful, immoral, or irresponsible way.- There have been people who have played fast and loose with the rules.
有人在玩弄这些规则。
- There have been people who have played fast and loose with the rules.
- PHRASE 欺骗;哄骗;愚弄
If you say that someonehas pulled a fast one onyou, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.- No doubt someone had pulled a fast one on her over a procedural matter.
无疑有人在程序性问题上骗了她。
- No doubt someone had pulled a fast one on her over a procedural matter.
- tomake a fast buck→ see:buck
英英释义
noun
- abstaining from food
verb
- abstain from eating
- Before the medical exam, you must fast
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
adj
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- a fast lens
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- fast film
- on the fast track in school
- set a fast pace
- a fast car
- at a rapid tempo
- the band played a fast fox trot
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- my watch is fast
- securely fixed in place
- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
- hurried and brief
- paid a flying visit
- took a flying glance at the book
- a quick inspection
- a fast visit
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
- resistant to destruction or fading
- fast colors
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- a fast road
- grass courts are faster than clay
adv
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- how fast can he get here?
- ran as fast as he could
- needs medical help fast
- fast-running rivers
- fast-breaking news
- fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters
- firmly or closely
- held fast to the rope
- her foot was stuck fast
- held tight
双语例句
- Most of the time we just ate snacks and fast food.
多数时候我们只吃点心和快餐。 - Megamalls and fast food restaurants line the highway system.
公路系统沿线有大型商场和快餐店。 - How fast were you driving?
你当时的车速有多快? - We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others
我们只能努力坚守那些古老的价值观:诚实、正派、关心他人。 - He's a rather good fast bowler.
他是一个非常棒的快投手。 - That clock's an hour fast.
那个钟快了一个小时。 - There's some sympathy for this new country's growing pains, but that sympathy is fast wearing out.
一些人对这个新国家建国初期遇到的困难表示同情,但是那种同情很快就消失了。 - I fasted for a day and half and asked God to help me.
我斋戒了一天半,祈求上帝伸出援手。 - Things are changing so fast, it's hard to keep up.
事情变化得太快了,很难跟上形势。 - We'd appreciate your leaving as fast as possible.
如果您能尽快离开,我们将不胜感激。