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| /fɑːst/ |
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| 1 | quickly 快；快速地 |
| We drove as fast as we could to the hospital. 我们尽快开车前往医院。 |
| I can’ t run very fast. 我跑不快。 |
| Can’ t you work any faster? 你难道不可以工作得更快些吗？ |
| | 1a | over a short period of time 迅速地 | | The business has grown very fast. 生意发展迅速。 | | fast becoming/developing/disappearing etc This company is fast becoming a major exporter of computer software. 这家公司迅速成为一家电脑软件的主要出口商。 | |
| | 1b | without waiting or delaying 立即；立刻 | | You need to get help fast! 你需要马上得到帮助！ | | We got there as fast as we could. 我们以最快的速度赶到了那里。 | |
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| 2 | firmly and strongly or tightly 牢固地；结实地；紧紧地 |
| She held fast to the railings and refused to move. 她紧紧抓住栏杆不肯挪动。 |
| The van was stuck fast in the mud. 小货车深陷在泥里。 |
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| - | be getting/goingnowherefast informal
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| to be making very little progress |
| 进展甚微 |
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| - | fastasleep
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| sleeping in a way that makes it difficult to wake you |
| 酣睡 |
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| - | holdfast to sth formal
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| to refuse to stop believing in something |
| 坚信某事 |
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| - | not so fast spoken
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| used when you are telling someone to wait and not be too quick to do something or believe something |
| 别着急；慢一点 |
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| - | standfast/firm formal
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| to continue to do something that you believe is right even when other people are trying to stop you |
| 坚持不变；不让步 |
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