Word · Frequency #1833
fasted
禁食；斋戒
fasted is the past of fast.
To eat no food for a period of time, especially for religious or medical reasons.
- 1.
To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
因宗教原因禁食,尤指不吃食物。
- 2.
To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
因医疗或健康原因限制营养摄入,节食。
- 3.
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
因宗教或医疗原因禁食某些食物
- 4.
To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
使(人或动物)禁食,尤指停止进食。
- 5.
abstain from eating
不吃东西
节食；限制饮食；使禁食；使断食；因宗教原因禁食,尤指不吃食物。；因医疗或健康原因限制营养摄入,节食。；因宗教或医疗原因禁食某些食物
In use
She has fasted for three days.
Many people are fasting during Ramadan.
He fasts every Monday for health reasons.
Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
Before the medical exam, you must fast
Verb forms
base fast · third person fasts · -ing fasting · past fasted · past participle fasted
规则动词，意为因宗教或健康原因禁食。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- fast asleep
- 熟睡着的；睡得很沉的After the long drive, the children were fast asleep in the back seat.长途开车后，孩子们在后座睡得很沉。
- play fast and loose
- 反复无常；不负责任地随意对待You can't play fast and loose with the safety rules.你不能拿安全规定当儿戏。
- hard and fast
- （规则、规定等）固定不变的，不容更改的There are no hard and fast rules for making friends.交朋友没有什么一成不变的规则。
Pop culture & quotes
- When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting.
- 你们禁食的时候，不可像那假冒为善的人，脸上带着愁容；因为他们把脸弄得难看，故意叫人看出他们是禁食。Many people fast during Ramadan.许多人在斋月期间禁食。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fast 想成‘快’：斋戒禁食时，日子过得快，就能记住动词 fast 是‘禁食’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious observance、medical/health dieting、causing someone or an animal to fast 该动词在宗教斋戒、医疗或健康节食等语境中较为常见，语气通常为中性偏正式；日常口语中更常说 not eat 或 go without food。具体使用场景不同，语气也随之变化。
Grammar Note
不接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
fast 读作 /fæst/。cast、last、past、vast、blast 都押 /æst/ 韵。注意 taste 虽然拼写相近，但读 /teɪst/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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