Word · Frequency #7148
Fully loadedfastens
系紧，扣牢
fastens is the third person singular of fasten.
to close or attach something firmly
- 1.
To attach or connect in a secure manner.
牢固地系住或连接。
- 2.
To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
使产生密切效果；使起作用；使落地。
使固定，拴紧；扣紧，系紧；牢固地系住或连接。；使产生密切效果；使起作用；使落地。；拴紧
In use
She fastens her seatbelt before driving.
He fastened the hook to the wall with a screw.
I am fastening my necklace, but the clasp is tricky.
fasten sth (to/onto sth)
用to或onto表示固定到某物上。
She fastened the brooch to her dress.
她把胸针别在连衣裙上。
fasten sth together
用together表示连接两个部分。
He fastened the two pieces of wood together with glue.
他用胶水把两块木头粘在一起。
fasten (sth) with sth
用with表示使用的工具或材料。
Fasten the envelope with tape.
用胶带封好信封。
Connections
Collocations
- fasten your seatbelt
- 系好安全带
- Please fasten your seatbelt before takeoff.起飞前请系好安全带。
- fasten securely
- 牢固地系紧
- Make sure to fasten the rope securely.确保把绳子系牢。
- fasten to
- 固定在...上
- Fasten the shelf to the wall with screws.用螺丝将架子固定在墙上。
- fasten with
- 用...系紧
- Fasten the bag with a zipper.用拉链把包拉好。
- fasten the buckle
- 扣上扣子
- He fastened the buckle of his belt.他扣上了腰带扣。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：fasten 就像 'fast'（快的）+ 'en'，快速固定住，比如系安全带。
Context & Register
语域中性，常用于日常生活中的固定物品，如系安全带、扣纽扣、拴紧绳索等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling chunk 'sten' and a silent 't', but vowel sounds differ. Listen, glisten, and christen rhyme with each other (vowel /ɪ/). Hasten and chasten rhyme (vowel /eɪ/). Moisten has /ɔɪ/. None rhyme with 'fasten' (vowel /æ/ or /ɑː/).
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 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.