fast
adv
adj
verb
noun
fɑːst
adv
1
MOVING QUICKLY
快速移动
moving
quickly
快地，快速地
Slow
down
–
you’re
driving
too
fast.
慢点 — 你开得太快了。
a
fast-moving
river
水流湍急的河
Johnny
ran
off
as
fast
as
his
legs
could
carry
him
(=running
as
quickly
as
he
could)
.
约翰尼飞也似的跑开了。
2
IN A SHORT TIME
在短时间内
happening
in
a
short
time
不久，立即
Kids
grow
up
fast
these
days.
如今小孩子长得很快。
The
survivors
needed
help
fast.
生还者急需帮助。
How
fast
can
you
get
the
job
done?
你能够多快把工作做完？
fast
becoming/disappearing/approaching
etc
Access
to
the
Internet
is
fast
becoming
a
necessity.
使用因特网不久就会变得必不可少。
It
all
happened
so
fast
I
didn’t
even
notice
I
was
bleeding.
一切发生得太快，我甚至还没有注意到自己在流血。
3
fast asleep
sleeping
very
deeply
熟睡的，酣睡的
Nick
was
lying
on
the
sofa,
fast
asleep.
尼克躺在沙发上睡得很香。
4
be stuck/held fast
to
become
or
be
firmly
fixed
and
unable
to
move
被紧紧夹住，被紧紧粘住
The
boat
was
stuck
fast
in
the
mud.
船死死地陷在淤泥里。
She
tried
to
pull
her
hand
free,
but
it
was
held
fast.
她想把手撤出来，但是被紧紧地夹住了。
5
be getting/be going nowhere fast
to
not
succeed
in
making
progress
or
achieving
something
[非正式] 失败，不成功; 无成就
informal
I
kept
asking
her
the
same
question,
but
I
was
getting
nowhere
fast.
我一直问她同样的问题，但是一无所获。
6
not so fast
used
to
tell
someone
not
to
be
too
eager
to
do
or
believe
something
[口] 不要那么快，慢点，别急
spoken
Not
so
fast.
We’ve
got
to
prove
it
first,
haven’t
we?
慢点，我们得先证实一下，对吧？
7
fast by sth
very
close
to
something
[文] 紧挨着某物，贴近某物
literary
fast
by
the
river
紧挨着河
8
at high speed like lightning at top speed flat out
moving
very
quickly
移动迅速: at high speed, like lightning, at top speed, flat out
9
quick rapid swift prompt speedy
doing
something
quickly
做事迅速: quick, rapid, swift, prompt, speedy
10
rapid speedy meteoric at an alarming rate in no time
happening
quickly
发生迅速: rapid, speedy, meteoric, at an alarming rate, in no time
adj
11
MOVING QUICKLY
快速移动
moving
or
able
to
move
quickly
快的，快速的
a
fast
car
速度很快的汽车
He’s
one
of
the
fastest
runners
in
the
world.
他是世界上跑得最快的人之一。
12
IN A SHORT TIME
在短时间内
doing
something
or
happening
in
a
short
time
迅速发生的，立即发生的
The
subway
is
the
fastest
way
to
get
downtown.
坐地铁去市中心最快。
The
company
must
give
a
faster
response
to
clients’
requests.
公司必须对客户的要求作出更快的回应。
The
rainforests
are
being
chopped
down
at
an
alarmingly
fast
rate.
雨林正以惊人的速度遭到砍伐。
I’m
a
fast
learner.
我一学就会。
13
CLOCK
钟表
a
clock
that
is
fast
shows
a
later
time
than
the
real
time
偏快的，走得快的
That
can’t
be
the
time
–
my
watch
must
be
fast.
不可能是这个时间 — 我的表一定是快了。
five
minutes/an
hour
etc
fast
I
always
keep
my
watch
15
minutes
fast.
我总是把表拨快 15 分钟。
14
fast track
a
way
of
achieving
something
more
quickly
than
is
normally
done
通往成功的快车道，快速成功之路
on
the
fast
track
a
young
actress
on
the
fast
track
to
fame
and
success
疾驰在成名和成功快车道上的一名年轻女演员
15
fast road
a
road
on
which
vehicles
can
travel
very
quickly
快车道
16
fast film/lens
a
film
or
LENS
(2)
that
can
be
used
when
there
is
little
light,
or
when
photographing
something
that
is
moving
very
quickly
快速感光胶卷/快速镜头
17
COLOUR
颜色
a
colour
that
is
fast
will
not
change
when
clothes
are
washed
色牢度强的，不褪色的
18
SPORTS
体育运动
a
fast
surface
is
one
on
which
a
ball
moves
very
quickly
〔球场场地〕速度快的
19
fast and furious
done
very
quickly
with
a
lot
of
effort
and
energy,
or
happening
very
quickly
with
a
lot
of
sudden
changes
迅猛的，迅速而剧烈的，迅速多变的
Arsenal’s
opening
attack
was
fast
and
furious.
阿森纳队的开场进攻很迅猛。
20
sb is a fast worker
10.
used
to
say
that
someone
can
get
what
they
want
very
quickly,
especially
in
starting
a
sexual
relationship
with
another
person
[非正式] 某人是个快手〔指能很快达到目的的人，尤指在确立两性关系的时候〕
informal
21
fast talker
11.
someone
who
talks
quickly
and
easily
but
is
often
not
honest
or
sincere
口齿伶俐但不一定老实的人
22
WOMAN
女性
becoming
involved
quickly
in
sexual
relationships
with
men
[过时] 放荡的
old- fashioned
fast
cars
and
fast
women
高速汽车和放荡的女人
23
make sth fast
13.
to
tie
something
such
as
a
boat
or
tent
firmly
to
something
else
把某物〔船、帐篷等〕拴牢
24
fast friends
14.
two
people
who
are
very
friendly
for
a
long
time
[文] 挚友
literary
verb
25
to
eat
little
or
no
food
for
a
period
of
time,
especially
for
religious
reasons
〔尤因宗教原因而〕禁食，斋戒
Muslims
fast
during
Ramadan.
穆斯林在斋月里禁食。
noun
26
a
period
during
which
someone
does
not
eat,
especially
for
religious
reasons
禁食期，斋戒期
Gandhi
drank
some
orange
juice
to
break
(=end)
his
three-week
fast
.
甘地喝了些橙汁结束了他为期三周的禁食期。