Word · Frequency #1833
fastest
快速地；迅速地；很快地
fastest is the superlative of fast.
Quickly; with great speed; in a short time.
- 1.
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
牢固地,稳固地；固定不动地；安全地。
- 2.
Deeply or soundly .
深沉地,酣畅地。
- 3.
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
紧接着；非常接近。
- 4.
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
快速地,迅速地；很快地。
- 5.
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
提前地；早于预定时间。
深沉地；酣畅地；牢固地；稳固地；固定不动地；提前地；早于预定时间；紧接着；非常接近；牢固地,稳固地；固定不动地；安全地。
In use
She ran fast to catch the bus.
The car was going too fast around the corner.
He finished the test fast and then checked his answers.
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- fast asleep
- 熟睡；酣睡The baby was fast asleep in her crib.婴儿在婴儿床里熟睡。
- hold fast
- 紧紧抓住；坚持Hold fast to your dreams and don't let anyone discourage you.坚持你的梦想，不要让任何人让你气馁。
- play fast and loose
- 反复无常；不负责任地对待You can't play fast and loose with people's trust.你不能把别人的信任当儿戏。
Pop culture & quotes
- Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
- 紧紧抓住梦想吧，因为梦想一旦破灭，生命就像一只折了翅膀的鸟，再也不能飞翔。In Langston Hughes's poem 'Dreams', the repeated line 'Hold fast to dreams' urges readers to keep pursuing their goals.在兰斯顿·休斯的诗歌《梦想》中，反复出现的诗句“紧紧抓住梦想”敦促读者坚持追求自己的目标。
- Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.
- 活得快，死得年轻，然后留下一具好看的尸体。This often-quoted line, from the 1949 film 'Knock on Any Door', celebrates a short life lived with reckless speed.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fast 有两个核心义：'快'和'牢'。联想：跑得快(fast)，抓得牢(fast)，睡得沉(fast asleep)。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、体育评论 表示“快速地”时，fast 是常见的中性用法，口语和书面语中都普遍使用；不过较正式的文体中有时会更倾向于用 quickly。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with fast /fæst/ (American pronunciation; British /fɑːst/ for the whole group). The spelling chunk is -ast. Beware lookalikes like feast /fiːst/ and fist /fɪst/—they look similar but have different vowels and do not rhyme with fast.
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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