fast
- adj.快速的;快的;迅速的;敏捷的;走得快;动作迅速的;迅速发生的;不退色的;系牢的;头脑灵活的;立即发生的;可供快速运动的;感光快的
- adv.快速;快;迅速;立即;不久;牢固地;完全地
- vi.禁食;斋戒;节食
- n.禁食期;斋戒期
最高级： fastest 比较级： faster 过去式： fasted 现在分词： fasting 过去分词： fasted 第三人称单数： fasts
fastadj.
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
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
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
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
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
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
不退色的
not likely to change or to come out when washed
full of rapid action and sudden changes
在他的最新电影中，情节起伏跌宕。
In his latest movie, the action is fast and furious.
a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted
a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with sb
to earn money quickly and easily
that cannot be changed in any circumstances
这事没有什么硬性的规定。
There are no hard and fast rules about this.
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
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
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。
as quickly as you can
to continue to believe in an idea, etc. despite difficulties
to treat sb/sth in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them
to refuse to move back; to refuse to change your opinions
quickly and in large quantities
问题铺天盖地向他们而来。
Questions were coming at them thick and fast.
verb
V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。
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
Quickly is the usual adverb from quick .quickly为源自quick的常用副词：
I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train.
我很快意识到我坐错了火车。
My heart started to beat more quickly.
我的心跳开始加快。
Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation.quicker更常用：
Come on! Quick! They’ll see us!
快点吧！快！他们会看见我们的！
My heart started to beat much quicker.
我的心跳开始加快。
The quicker I get you away from here, the better.
我越快送你离开此地越好。
Fast is more often used when you are talking about the speed that somebody or something moves at.没有fastly这个词。
How fast can a cheetah run?
猎豹奔跑的速度有多快？
Can't you drive any faster?
你难道不能开快点儿？
You’re driving too quickly.
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ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的
Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in 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
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ADV-GRADED 迅速地;立即
You use fast to 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！
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ADJ-GRADED (钟表)偏快的，走得快的
If a watch or clock is fast, 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。
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ADV-GRADED 紧紧地;牢牢地;死死地
If you hold something fast, you hold it tightly and firmly. If something is stuck fast, 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。
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ADV-GRADED 坚定地;毫不动摇地
If you hold fast to a principle or idea, or if you stand fast, 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。
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ADJ-GRADED (颜色或染料)不褪色的，不掉色的
If colours or dyes are fast, 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。
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ADJ 骄奢淫逸的;刺激而快乐的
A fast way 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。
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VERB 斋戒;禁食;绝食
If you fast, 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。
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...the Muslim holy month of fasting and prayer.
穆斯林斋戒和祈祷的圣月
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PHRASE 熟睡的;沉睡的
Someone who is fast asleep is 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。
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PHRASE 玩猫腻;玩弄
If you say that someone is 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。
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PHRASE 欺骗;哄骗;愚弄
If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, 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。
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to make a fast buck→ see:buck
noun
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- abstaining from food
- Synonym: fasting
verb
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- abstain from eating
- Before the medical exam, you must fast
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- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
adj
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- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- a fast lens
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- 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
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- at a rapid tempo
- the band played a fast fox trot
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- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- my watch is fast
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- securely fixed in place
- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
- Synonym: firm immobile
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- hurried and brief
- paid a flying visit
- took a flying glance at the book
- a quick inspection
- a fast visit
- Synonym: flying quick
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- unrestrained by convention or morality
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
- Synonym: debauched degenerate degraded dissipated dissolute libertine profligate riotous
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- resistant to destruction or fading
- fast colors
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- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- a fast road
- grass courts are faster than clay
adv
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- 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
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- firmly or closely
- held fast to the rope
- her foot was stuck fast
- held tight
- Synonym: tight
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I felt myself going up , like riding a fast lift , and then another drop and …
我感觉自己飞起来了，就像乘坐了一架快速的升降机，然后又突然下降，然后……
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And this went on for some time , until I caught myself scanning a newspaper article with timesaving tips for fast people .
变成了他要快我要…不，是我要快他要慢而引起的冲突而且这种情况持续了一段时间，直到我读了报纸上的一篇文章是为追求快速的人提供的省时窍门。
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Speech is the fastest method of communication between people .
说话是人与人之间交流最快捷的方法。
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There are no hard and fast rules about this .
这事没有什么硬性的规定。
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How fast can you type ?
你打字有多快？
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Children grow up so fast these days .
如今孩子们长得真快。
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Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever .
私有房产正以前所未有的速度增长。
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Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast .
研究显示，饮食习惯正迅速改变。
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Things are not moving as fast as we hoped .
事情的进展不像我们希望的那么快。
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The water was rising fast .
水迅猛上涨。
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According to the theory of relativity , nothing can travel faster than light .
根据相对论，任何东西都无法超越光速。
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He 's going too fast .
他走得太快。
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She is on the fast track to promotion .
她现在升迁在望。
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The French runner is coming up fast on the inside .
法国的赛跑选手正从内圈迅速赶上来。
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You shouldn 't drive so fast .
你不应该把车开得这么快。
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The Australian in lane four is coming up fast from behind .
第四道的澳大利亚运动员正从后面快速追赶上来。
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I can 't go any faster .
我不能走得更快了。
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The car was taking the corners too fast .
那车急转弯时开得太快。
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Press fast forward to advance the tape .
按下快进键向前转带子。
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The latest computers can work at a blindingly fast speed .
最新的计算机能达到极高的运行速度。
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Don 't drive so fast !
别开得那么快！
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Don 't drive so fast !
别把车开得这么快！
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He made the boat fast .
他把船系牢了。
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If you want to get around London fast , the Underground is your best bet .
如果你想在伦敦快速出行，最好是乘地铁。
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The boat was going under fast .
小船正迅速下沉。
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In his latest movie , the action is fast and furious .
在他的最新电影中，情节起伏跌宕。
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I can run fast .
我能跑得快。
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This diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast .
这一食谱适合每一个希望迅速减肥的人。
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We have a fast turnover of stock .
我们的货物周转快。
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Can you run as fast as Mike ?
你能和迈克跑得一样快吗？
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。
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。
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。
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。
指快速发生或完成的。
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。
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。
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。
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同义词
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quickly rapidly soon swiftly firmly tightly forthwith immediately tight solidly sharpish promptly instantly right straight directly pronto therewith thereupon momentarily