fast
adjective/fɑːst/
/fæst/
(comparative faster, superlative fastest)
Idioms - 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运动员。
Extra Examples- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a fast car/horse
- 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.
那时科技发展得很快。 - a period of fast economic growth
经济快速增长时期
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.
- Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
- Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
- 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。
- a swift decision
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
- a speedy recovery
迅速康复
- a speedy car.
- a speedy recovery
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.
Extra Examples- 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.
维克托创造了周末最快圈速。 - 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- We've recorded the fastest rate of increase for several years.
- 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
高速网络连接
- a fast learner
- 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。
- It's a very fast road and people do not realize what speed they are doing.
- [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。
- I'm early—my watch must be fast.
- (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 - (of a boat, etc.) safely fixed in position
系牢的；停靠稳妥的 - He made the boat fast.
他把船系牢了。
- He made the boat fast.
- not likely to change or to come out when washed
不褪色的 There is no noun related to fast. Use speed in connection with vehicles, actions, etc.; quickness is used about thinking.
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Word Originadjective 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——他的抽牌速度总是很快。
- You can't fool him—he's always fast on the draw.
- 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。
- You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
- 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.) full of rapid action and sudden changes
情节发展快且曲折 - 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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- 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
- In his latest movie, the action is fast and furious.
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，她以说话很快而闻名。
- As a politician, she had the reputation for being a real fast talker.
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) 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.
这种情况并不是一成不变的。
- There are no hard and fast rules about this.
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.
这是一个长期项目。我们不是为了赚快钱。
- This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
pull a fast one (on somebody)
- (slang) to trick somebody
欺骗；愚弄