词汇

fast

释义

fast

adjective

/fɑːst/

/fæst/

(comparative faster, superlative fastest)

Idioms

quick快速

moving or able to move quickly快的；迅速的；敏捷的

a fast car/horse速度快的汽车／马
He's just become the world's fastest runner.他刚刚成为世界上跑得最快的人。

Her pulse seemed very fast.她的脉搏好像跳动很快。
She loves driving fast cars.她喜欢开快车。

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

happening in a short time or without delay迅速发生的；立即发生的

We've recorded the fastest rate of increase for several years.我们创下了几年来最高的增长率。
We can guarantee a fast response time.我们保证能作出及时迅即的反应。
Technology was expanding at a fast pace. 技术在飞速发展。
a period of fast economic growth 经济快速增长的时期

Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:

fast ~	quick ~	rapid ~
car	glance	change
train	look	growth
bowler	reply	increase
pace	decision	decline
lane	way	progress

Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。
Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。
Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。
Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
- a swift decision迅即作出的决定
- The government took swift action.政府立即采取了行动。
Speedy has a similar meaning:speedy 与 swift 意思相近：
- a speedy recovery迅速康复
. It is used less often to talk about the speed at which something moves:
- a speedy car.
For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。

I should make a very fast profit on these.我应该从中快速获利。
Viktor set the fastest lap time of the weekend.维克多创造了周末最快单圈成绩。
I suppose delivery in two days is pretty fast, really.我认为两天内送到确实是相当快了。

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

able to do something quickly动作迅速的；头脑灵活的

a fast learner领悟快的学习者
Are you a fast reader with the ability to retain the key points?你能不能在速读的同时记住要点？
These are complex programs needing very large and fast computers.这些程序很复杂，需要运行速度快的大型计算机。
a fast internet connection 高速互联网连接

surface物体表面

producing or allowing quick movement可供快速运动的

It's a very fast road and people do not realize what speed they are doing.这是条快车道，人们没有意识到自己的速度有多快。

watch/clock钟表

[not before noun] showing a time later than the true time走得快

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。

photographic film照相胶片

(specialist) very sensitive to light, and therefore useful when taking photographs in poor light or of something that is moving very quickly感光快的

fixed

(of a boat, etc.

船等

) safely fixed in position系牢的；稳固的

He made the boat fast.他把船系牢了。

colours in clothes衣服颜色

not likely to change or to come out when washed不退色的 see also colour fast

There is no noun related to fast. Use speed in connection with vehicles, actions, etc.; quickness is used about thinking.

词源adjective Old English fæst ‘firmly fixed, steadfast’ and fæste ‘firmly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vast and German fest ‘firm, solid’ and fast ‘almost’. In Middle English the adverb developed the senses ‘strongly, vigorously’ (compare with run hard), and ‘close, immediate’ (just surviving in the archaic fast by; compare with hard by), hence ‘closely, immediately’ and ‘quickly’; the idea of rapid movement was then reflected in adjectival use.

Idioms

be fast/quick on the draw

(informal) to be quick to understand or react in a new situation领悟敏捷；反应迅速
- You can't fool him—he's always fast on the draw.你骗不了他——他总是游刃有余。
to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it拔枪迅速

be quick/fast on the draw

(informal) to be quick to understand or react in a new situation领悟敏捷；反应迅速
- You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.你骗不了他，他脑筋一向很快。
to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it拔枪迅速

fast and furious

(of films/movies, shows, etc.电影、演出等) full of rapid action and sudden changes情节节奏快且变化多端
- In his latest movie, the action is fast and furious.在他的最新电影中，情节起伏跌宕。
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

a fast talker

a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted快嘴快舌但不可信赖的人
- As a politician, she had the reputation for being a real fast talker.作为一名政治家，她以能说会道而闻名。

a fast worker

(informal) a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody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

hard and fast

(especially after a negative尤用于否定词后) that cannot be changed in any circumstances板上钉钉；不容更改
- There are no hard and fast rules about this.这事没有什么硬性的规定。
- This situation isn’t hard and fast.这种情况并不困难。

make a fast/quick buck

(informal, often disapproving) to earn money quickly and easily轻易地赚钱
- This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.这是一个长期的项目。我们不是来赚快钱的。

pull a fast one (on somebody)

(slang) to trick somebody蒙骗；捉弄

fast

adverb

/fɑːst/

/fæst/

(faster, fastest)

Idioms

quickly快速

quickly快；快速；迅速

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。
(formal) Night was fast approaching.黑夜迅速降临。
He came round the corner blindingly fast.他跑过拐角处，速度快得惊人。
By a few easy steps you can make your PC run faster. 通过一些简单的步骤，你可以让你的电脑运行得更快。

Which Word? quick / quickly / fastquick / quickly / fast

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.我的心开始跳得快起来。
Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation:在日常用语中，quick 有时用作副词，尤作感叹语：
- Come on! Quick! They’ll see us!快点吧！快！他们会看见我们的！
Quicker is used more often:quicker 更常用：
- My heart started to beat much quicker.我的心跳开始大大加快。
- 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:指某人或某物移动的速度多用 fast：
- 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.
There is no word fastly.

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

in a short time; without delay不久；立即

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。
Ben knew he had to move fast. 本知道他必须快速行动。
The economy was expected to grow significantly faster than it did.预计经济增长会比现在快得多。

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

fast-

(in compound adjectives构成复合形容词) doing the thing mentioned quickly快的；迅速的；敏捷的

a fast-flowing stream湍急的溪流
fast-growing crops快速生长的作物
a fast-moving detective story一个快速发展的侦探故事

completely完全

completely牢固地；完全地

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。

There is no noun related to fast. Use speed in connection with vehicles, actions, etc.; quickness is used about thinking.

词源adverb Old English fæst ‘firmly fixed, steadfast’ and fæste ‘firmly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vast and German fest ‘firm, solid’ and fast ‘almost’. In Middle English the adverb developed the senses ‘strongly, vigorously’ (compare with run hard), and ‘close, immediate’ (just surviving in the archaic fast by; compare with hard by), hence ‘closely, immediately’ and ‘quickly’; the idea of rapid movement was then reflected in adjectival use.

Idioms

as fast as your legs can carry you

as quickly as you can尽快

be fading fast

to be disappearing quickly动作迅速的；头脑灵活的
- Hopes of a peace settlement were fading fast.和平解决的希望正在迅速破灭。

hold fast to something

(formal) to continue to believe in an idea, etc. despite difficulties坚持（某种思想等）

play fast and loose (with somebody/something)

(old-fashioned) to treat somebody/something in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them反复无常；若即若离；玩弄

stand fast/firm

to refuse to move back; to refuse to change your opinions坚定不移；不让步；不改变主张Topics Opinion and argumentc2

thick and fast

quickly and in large quantities又快又多；频频
- Questions were coming at them thick and fast.问题铺天盖地向他们而来。

fast

verb

/fɑːst/

/fæst/

[intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they fast	/fɑːst/ /fæst/
he / she / it fasts	/fɑːsts/ /fæsts/
past simple fasted	/ˈfɑːstɪd/ /ˈfæstɪd/
past participle fasted	/ˈfɑːstɪd/ /ˈfæstɪd/
-ing form fasting	/ˈfɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈfæstɪŋ/

to eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious or medical reasons（因宗教或健康原因）节食，禁食，斋戒
- Muslims fast during Ramadan.伊斯兰教徒在斋月期间斋戒。
- During Ramadan they fast from dawn to sunset.斋月期间，他们从黎明到日落禁食。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
词源verb Old English fæstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.

fast

noun

/fɑːst/

/fæst/

a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons禁食期；斋戒期
- to go on a fast开始禁食
- to break (= end) your fast开斋
- All members of the religious community keep these fasts.这个宗教团体的所有成员都守这些斋戒。
- In the evening the people break their fast.人们晚上开斋。
- He observes the fast of Ramadan.他遵守斋月期间的斋戒。
- In Cyprus this soup is served on Easter morning to break the long Lenten fast.在塞浦路斯，这种汤要在复活节早上喝，给漫长的四旬斋期开斋。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Cooking and eatingc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
verb + fast
- go on
- keep
- observe
- …
词源noun Old English fæstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.

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