These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这些形容词常与下列名词连用：
fast ~quick ~rapid ~carglancechangetrainlookgrowthbowlerreplyincreasepacedecisiondeclinelanewayprogress
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. * rapid 最常用于描述事物变化的速度，而非运动或完成的速度：◆a rapid train◆We had a rapid coffee.
Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately. * swift 通常指事物发生或完成的速度快而及时：◆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.该词较少指事物运动速度快：◆a speedy car
For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, ➡ note atquick.关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。
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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!快点儿吧！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.没有 fastly 这个词。
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