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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fast [fɒːst]
  1. 1. adjective [+runner, car, progress] 快的
    He was a very fast driver.
    他开车很快。
  2. 2. adjective [+dye, colour] 不褪色的
  3. 3. adverb [run, act, think+] 快
  4. 4. adverb [stick, hold+] 紧紧地
  5. 5. noun [c] [宗] 禁食
  6. 6. vi. [宗] 禁食
    to be fast
    [clock, watch+] 快
    my watch is 5 minutes fast
    我的表快5分钟。
    fast asleep
    酣睡
    to hold fast to sth
    [fig] 坚持某事
    to stand fast
    [fig] 不让步
    as fast as I can
    我尽快
    to make a boat fast
    [BRIT] 把船拴牢

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fast [fæst] [fɑːst]
  1. 1. adjective 快的，迅速的
    My watch is twenty minutes fast.
    我的表快二十分钟。
  2. 2. adjective 短暂的；持续时间短的
    a fast lunch
    快餐
  3. 3. adjective [American English] [verbal] 圆滑的，油嘴滑舌的；骗人的；靠不住的
    a fast talker
    油嘴滑舌的演说者
  4. 4. adjective 适于进行高速行动的
    a fast highway
    高速公路
  5. 5. adjective 牢的，牢固的，紧的；粘牢的
    The ship was fast on the rocks.
    船被拴牢在岩石上。
  6. 6. adjective 扎牢的，扣紧的，闩住的，钉牢的
    make the shutters fast
    把百叶窗关紧
  7. 7. adjective 忠实的，可靠的
    fast friends
    忠实的朋友
  8. 8. adjective 不褪（色）的；耐久的
    fast colors
    不褪的色
  9. 9. adjective （钟表）偏快的；夏令时间的（指将钟表拨快一小时的时间制度）
    His watch is fast.
    他的表走得快。
  10. 10. adjective 放荡的，放纵的
    a fast crowd
    一群放荡的人们
  11. 11. adjective 男女乱交的
  12. 12. adjective [slang] 轻易得来的，用不正当手段得来的
    out for a fast buck
    捞外快，图谋不义之财
  13. 13. adjective [bacteriology] （细菌等）抗…的
  14. 14. adjective [photography] 快动作的（镜头）；感光快的；曝光时间短的
  15. 15. adjective [dialect] [antiquated] 深沉的，酣睡的，酣畅的
    The baby is fast asleep.
    婴儿正酣睡着。
  16. 16. adverb 快，迅速地，敏捷地
    He drives too fast.
    他开车太快了。
    Her son grew up fast and now he is almost as tall as his mother.
    她儿子发育得很快，现在已经几乎和她一样高了。
    She is the fastest runner in her country.
    她是这个国家里跑得最快的选手。
  17. 17. adverb 提前
  18. 18. adverb 紧紧地，牢固地
  19. 19. adverb 完全地，彻底地，熟睡地，酣畅地
    fast asleep
    熟睡
  20. 20. adverb 放荡地
  21. 21. adverb [poem] [antiquated] 近，逼近，靠近，接近
    fast by the river
    就在河边
  22. 22. noun 扣扎，系结物如闩、钩、系泊用的绳索等

Collins English-English Dictionary

fast [fɑːst]
  1. 1. adj acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift
  2. 2. adj accomplished in or lasting a short time
    fast work
    a fast visit
  3. 3. adj [prenominal] adapted to or facilitating rapid movement
    the fast lane of a motorway
  4. 4. adj requiring rapidity of action or movement
    a fast sport
  5. 5. adj (of a clock, etc) indicating a time in advance of the correct time
  6. 6. adj given to an active dissipated life
  7. 7. adj of or characteristic of such activity
    a fast life
  8. 8. adj not easily moved; firmly fixed; secure
  9. 9. adj firmly fastened, secured, or shut
  10. 10. adj steadfast; constant (esp in the phrase fast friends)
  11. 11. adj [sport] (of a playing surface, running track, etc) conducive to rapid speed, as of a ball used on it or of competitors playing or racing on it
  12. 12. adj that will not fade or change colour readily
    a fast dye
  13. 13. adj proof against fading
    the colour is fast to sunlight
  14. 14. adj (in combination)
    washfast
  15. 15. adj [photog] requiring a relatively short time of exposure to produce a given density
    a fast film
  16. 16. adj permitting a short exposure time
    a fast shutter
  17. 17. adj [cricket] (of a bowler) characteristically delivering the ball rapidly
  18. 18. adj [informal] glib or unreliable; deceptive
    a fast talker
  19. 19. adj [archaic] sound; deep
    a fast sleep
  20. 20. adj [informal] a deceptive or unscrupulous trick (esp in the phrase pull a fast one)
  21. 21. adv quickly; rapidly
  22. 22. adv soundly; deeply
    fast asleep
  23. 23. adv firmly; tightly
  24. 24. adv in quick succession
  25. 25. adv in advance of the correct time
    my watch is running fast
  26. 26. adv in a reckless or dissipated way
  27. 27. interj [archery] (said by the field captain to archers) stop shooting!
  28. 28. interj [Etymology] Old English fæst strong, tight; related to Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr
fast [fɑːst]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] to abstain from eating all or certain foods or meals, esp as a religious observance
  2. 2. n an act or period of fasting
  3. 3. n [Etymology] Old English fæstan; related to Old High German fasten to fast, Gothic fastan
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Examples

the acid-fast tubercle bacillus
耐酸的结核杆菌 → acid-fast
a fast ball
(投手投出的)快球 → ball
The ship was fast on the rocks.
船被拴牢在岩石上。 → fast
make the shutters fast
把百叶窗关紧 → fast
fast friends
忠实的朋友 → fast
fast colors
不褪的色 → fast
a fast highway
高速公路 → fast
a fast lunch
快餐 → fast
His watch is fast.
他的表走得快。 → fast
a fast crowd
一群放荡的人们 → fast
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