FAST1 moving or travelling fast2 fast cars/planes/trains3 doing things quickly or happening quickly4 to move very fast in a particular direction5 to move or work faster6 to move as fast as someone else7 to move faster than someone or something else8 a course of study that you do quicklyRELATED WORDSoppositeSLOWsee alsoSPEEDHURRYRUNTIME1 moving or travelling fast 移动或行进得快fast /fɑːstǁfæst/ [adverb] Don't drive so fast - there's ice on the road. 别开得这么快，路面上有冰。 The new fighter aircraft flies almost twice as fast as the old one. 这种新式战斗机飞行速度比老式的几乎快一倍。 She walked faster and faster, then started to run. 她越走越快，然后开始跑了起来。as fast as you can He ran home as fast as he could. 他用最快的速度朝家里奔去。fast [adjective]able to go fast: 〔跑起来〕快的 When I was a kid, I was the fastest boy in my class. 我小时候是班上跑得最快的男孩。quick /kwɪk/ [adverb]spokenuse this to tell someone to come or go somewhere quickly 【口】快〔尤用于吩咐时〕 Come quick, your brother's on TV. 快来，你弟弟上电视了。 You'll have to walk quicker than that if you want to keep up with me. 如果你想跟上我就得走快一些。swift /swɪft/ [adjective]writtenmoving fast with a continuous, flowing movement - used especially in literature 【书面】快速移动的；速度快的〔尤用于文学作品〕 The horses ran along the track at a swift trot. 马在跑道上飞跑。 We had to steer our ship through the swift currents of the Bering Straits. 我们必须驾船驶过白令海峡的急流。swiftly [adverb] White clumps of cloud were moving swiftly across the sky. 朵朵白云在空中迅速飘动着。swiftness [uncountable noun] These animals are unrivalled for their grace and swiftness. 这些动物的优雅与速度无与伦比。at high speed /ət ˌhaɪ ˈspiːd/ [adverb]moving or working very fast - use this about cars, trains, machines etc 〔汽车、火车等〕在高速行驶；〔机器等〕在高速运转 Two cars raced past him at high speed. 两辆汽车从他身边高速驶过。 a metal disk revolving at high speed 一张正在高速转动的金属盘high-speed [adjective] You can travel by high-speed train from Paris to Brussels. 你可乘坐高速火车从巴黎去布鲁塞尔。 a high-speed drill 高速钻孔机at top speed /ət ˌtɒp ˈspiːdǁ-ˌtɑːp-/ [adverb]if a vehicle movesat top speed, it moves as fast as it can go - use this especially when a situation is urgent and someone has to get somewhere very fast 〔车船等〕以全速地〔尤在紧急的情况下〕 They headed east at top speed in pursuit of the enemy ship. 他们全速向东行驶去追击敌舰。 At top speed, the Pave Hawk helicopter can travel 221 miles per hour. 铺路鹰直升机最高飞行时速可达每小时221英里。at breakneck speed /ət ˌbreɪknek ˈspiːd/ [adverb]travelling dangerously fast 以危险的高速度 It took us an hour to get there, driving at breakneck speed. 我们用一小时到了那里，一路上开车速度快得危险。 Jenny stepped onto her skis and sped off at breakneck speed down the glistening, white mountain. 珍妮踩上滑雪板飞速往银光闪闪、白茫茫的山下冲去。flat out /ˌflæt ˈaʊt/ [adverb]at the fastest speed possible when using all the strength or power there is 用全速 Going flat out, the BMW 325 will reach a speed of 140 miles per hour. 如果用全速驾驶，宝马325的速度能达到每小时140英里。 The exercise involved running flat out for two minutes and then resting for one minute. 这项训练包括全速跑两分钟，然后休息一分钟。like lightning /laɪk ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ [adverb]moving extremely fast, often with a single sudden movement 闪电般〔常指一个突然的动作〕 Somewhere a dog barked and, like lightning, the cat darted into some bushes. 不知哪个地方有只狗一吠，猫就像闪电般冲入了灌木丛。 Her foot slipped on the smooth tiles but Mitch moved like lightning and caught her before she fell. 她脚底在光滑的瓷砖上滑了一下，但米奇闪电般作出反应，在她摔倒前抓住了她。at speed /ət ˈspiːd/ [adverb]formalif a car or train is travellingat speed, it is travelling fast 【正式】〔汽车或火车〕快速地 The train was already travelling at speed when she tried to open the carriage door. 她试图打开车厢门时，火车已经在快速行驶了。2 fast cars/planes/trains 快速的汽车/飞机/火车fast /fɑːstǁfæst/ [adjective] Dean always loved fast cars and expensive clothes. 迪安总是喜欢高速的汽车和昂贵的衣服。 Rosa caught the fast train to London. 罗莎赶上了去伦敦的高速列车。 Boeing's new plane is faster and more luxurious than anything else they have ever produced. 波音公司的新式飞机比他们以前生产的任何飞机都更快、更豪华。high-speed /ˌhaɪ ˈspiːd◂/ [adjective only before noun]high-speed train/computer/drill etca train, computer etc that moves or operates very fast 高速的火车/电脑/电钻等 The era of high-speed jet travel began after the end of World War II. 第二次世界大战结束后，高速喷气式飞机旅行的时代就开始了。 Journey times have been reduced considerably since the introduction of high-speed trains. 自从启用了高速列车之后，旅程时间大大减少了。supersonic /ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪk◂, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuːpərˈsɑː-/ [adjective usually before noun]supersonic aircraft/travel/flight etcfaster than the speed of sound 超音速的飞机/旅行/航班等 Concorde is capable of travelling at supersonic speeds. 协和式飞机能超音速飞行。! Thanks to supersonic travel, busy executives can attend meetings in New York and be back in London the same day. 全靠超音速旅行，事务繁忙的管理人员能去纽约参加会议，并于当天回到伦敦。3 doing things quickly or happening quickly 迅速地做事或迅速发生quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ [adverb]doing thingsquickly or happeningquickly, without taking much time 快速地，迅速地 She undressed quickly and got into bed. 她很快脱了衣服上床了。 It's important to realize how quickly this disease can spread. 知道这种疾病的传播速度有多快是很重要的。 Quickly fry the onions, then add the meat. 把洋葱迅速煎一下然后加肉。quick /kwɪk/ [adjective]aquick movement or action is one that you do quickly or one that only takes a short time 〔动作或行动〕快的，迅速的 I'll just take a quick shower. 我很快洗个淋浴就好了。 That was quick -- have you finished already? 那么快呀，你已经做好了？ I had to make a quick decision. 我必须立即作出决定。be quickuse this when you are telling someone to hurry 赶快 You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time. 你得快点，我们时间不多。fast /fɑːstǁfæst/ [adverb]if you work, talk, or writefast, you do it quickly 〔干活、说话、写作等〕很快地，快速地 Don't talk so fast - I can't understand what you're saying. 别讲得这么快，我听不懂你在说些什么。 We're working as fast as we can. 我们在尽快地工作。rapid /ˈræpɪd, ˈræpəd/ [adjective usually before noun]arapid change, increase, or improvement is one that happens much more quickly than usual 〔变化、增加、改进等〕迅速的，快速的 a rapid increase in the population 人口的迅速增长 She made a rapid recovery after her operation. 手术后她恢复得很快。 Adolescence is a period of great and rapid change. 青春期是变化很大也很快的一段时期。rapidly [adverb] the rapidly changing world of computer technology 迅速变化的计算机技术领域swift /swɪft/ [adjective]happening or done very quickly and without any delay 迅速的 Punishment of the protesters was swift and severe. 对抗议者的惩罚迅速而严厉。 Swift fashion changes mean that the shop has to change its stock every six to eight weeks. 时装更新很快，这意味着店铺每六至八个星期就要更新库存。speedy /ˈspiːdi/ [adjective only before noun]a speedy return, reply, reaction, etc is one that is done or made successfully, as quickly and efficiently as possible 快速的，即时的〔归还、回答、反应等〕 We are working to ensure the safe and speedy return of all the refugees to their homes. 我们正致力于确保所有难民安全而及时地返回家园。 Thousands of letters and telegrams arrived wishing Nikolai a speedy recovery from his surgery. 成千上万封来信和电报都祝愿尼古拉手术后迅速康复。speedily [adverb] The mayor's proposal was speedily approved by the town council. 市长的提议立刻得到市议会的批准。prompt /prɒmptǁprɑːmpt/ [adjective usually before noun]a prompt action, reply, delivery etc is one that is done without delay because quick action is needed 及时的，迅速的〔行动、回复、交货等〕 A major disaster was prevented by the prompt action of the safety officer. 保安人员及时采取行动，阻止了一场重大的灾难。 It is important to ensure prompt delivery of goods that customers order. 确保将顾客所订的货及时送到，这是很重要的。promptly [adverb] Store the shellfish in a covered container and refrigerate them promptly. 把这些贝类存放在有盖的容器内，然后迅速冷藏起来。meteoric /ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk◂ǁ-ˈɔːrɪk◂, -ˈɑːrɪk◂/ [adjective]meteoric rise/careerachieving success extremely quickly and suddenly 迅速的成名/一夜成名的事业 The film tells the story of Lee's meteoric rise from North Dakota radio singer to jazz legend. 这部影片讲的是李从北达科他州的电台歌手一举成为爵士乐传奇人物的故事。at an alarming rate /ət ən əˌlɑːʳmɪŋ ˈreɪt/ [adverb]if something happensat an alarming rate, it happens so quickly that it makes people very worried 以惊人的速度，以令人担忧的速度 The Amazonian rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. 亚马逊雨林正在以惊人的速度消失。 The number of people dying from lung cancer has increased at an alarming rate. 死于肺癌的人数以惊人的速度增长。in a flash /ɪn ə ˈflæʃ/ [adverb]use this to say that something happens extremely quickly and suddenly, so that you almost do not notice what is happening 刹那间，马上，迅速，瞬即 He was gone in a flash. 他瞬即离开了。 In a flash Atticus was up and standing over him. 阿蒂克斯迅速起来站在他旁边。 Joel slipped but was on his feet in a flash. 乔尔滑了一下，但又迅速站稳了。4 to move very fast in a particular direction 迅速朝某一方向移动race/tear /reɪs, teəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to go somewhere as fast as you can 疾走；迅跑；全速行进race back/up/into etc Hearing the children's screams, she raced back to the house. 她听到孩子们的尖叫声，便飞快地跑回屋里。 A police car came racing down the road. 一辆警车迅速从路上开来。tear away/up/across etc She tore across the lobby, then up three flights of stairs. 她快速跑过大厅，再跑上三段楼梯。 Just before the explosion, a man came tearing across the street. 爆炸前一刹，那个男人从街对面飞跑过来。rush/dash /rʌʃ, dæʃ/ [intransitive verb]to go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry 急奔，冲rush out/around/into etc Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening. 人人都冲到街上去看发生什么事。 People were rushing past me on their way to work. 人们匆匆从我身边走过去上班。dash into/around/to etc Pam dashed into the store just as it was closing. 商店刚要关门的那一刻帕姆冲了进去。 The boys dashed across the road and disappeared into the woods. 男孩们急奔过马路，消失在树林里。fly /flaɪ/ [intransitive verb]to travel or go somewhere extremely quickly 飞跑，飞驰fly past/up/along etc As I slowed down another car flew past me and turned to the left. 我慢下来时另一辆汽车从我身边疾驰而过，向左转了弯。 The bus was flying along when suddenly the driver slammed on the brakes. 那辆公共汽车正在疾驰，忽然驾驶员急踏刹车。dart /dɑːʳt/ [intransitive verb]to run, fly, or swim with a sudden quick movement 猛冲；疾飞；疾游dart through/back/across etc I could see small silvery fish darting through the water. 我可以看到银闪闪的小鱼在水里箭也似地穿梭游动。 As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find. 雨越下越大，我冲进最近的一家商店内。streak /striːk/ [intransitive verb]writtenif someone or somethingstreaks somewhere, they run or fly there so fast that you can hardly see them 【书面】〔某人或某物〕疾奔，疾飞〔以至于难以看见〕streak across/past/away etc Two aircraft streaked across the sky. 两架飞机在空中一闪而过。 I caught a glimpse of a man streaking away into the shadows. 我看到一名男子闪进了幽暗处。whizz /wɪz/ [intransitive verb]to move extremely quickly through the air or along a road, making a loud high noise 飕飕地飞驰；呼啸而过whizz past/by/through etc A bullet whizzed past my ear. 一颗子弹从我耳边呼啸而过。 I stared out the window, watching as kids on bicycles and skateboards whizzed by. 我从窗口望出去，看着骑自行车和溜滑板的小孩们飞驰而过。zoom /zuːm/ [intransitive verb]if a car, bus, plane etczooms somewhere, it moves there extremely fast, making a loud noise with its engine 〔汽车、公共汽车、飞机等〕隆隆疾行；呼啸疾飞zoom past/through/over etc The plane zoomed low over the airfield. 这架飞机在机场的低空呼啸疾飞。 A fire engine zoomed past us. 一辆消防车从我们身边呼啸而过。speed /spiːd/ [intransitive verb]to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle 〔尤指车辆〕疾驰speed along/by/towards etc An ambulance sped by on its way to an accident. 一辆救护车疾驰而过，开往事故地点。 Small patrol boats sped along the shore. 小型的巡逻艇在沿岸边疾驰。be really moving /biː ˌrɪəli ˈmuːvɪŋ/ [verb phrase]use this to say that someone or something is going extremely fast 极其快地移动 That car must have been really moving when it hit the van. 那辆汽车撞到货车上时肯定开得很快。5 to move or work faster 移动或工作得更快go faster /ˌgəʊ ˈfɑːstəʳǁ-ˈfæs-/ [verb phrase] Could you go a little faster? We don't want to miss our plane. 你能不能再开快点？我们不想误了航班。move/work etc faster You'll have to work a lot faster than this. 你得比这个速度再多多加快地干才行。faster and fastermore and more quickly 越来越快 I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. 我能感觉到自己的心跳越来越快。speed up /ˌspiːd ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to make something happen more quickly 加快〔某事的发生〕 Nancy, if you don't speed up we'll be here until midnight. 南希，如果你再不加快速度，我们都得留在这儿直到半夜才能回家了。speed something up I'll phone the manager and get them to speed things up. 我要给经理打电话让他们加快速度。speed up something The company announced they're speeding up plans to expand the site. 该公司宣布他们正在加快扩大场地的计划。pick up/gather speed /ˌpɪk ʌp, ˌgæðəʳ ˈspiːd/ [verb phrase]if a vehicle, especially a large vehiclepicks up speed orgathers speed, it starts to gradually move faster 〔尤指大型交通工具〕加速 Francis leaned back in his seat as the plane picked up speed. 飞机加速时，弗朗西斯向后靠在座位上。 The truck was already moving, gathering speed with a deep-throated roar. 卡车已经开动了，低沉轰响着在加速。accelerate /əkˈseləreɪt/ [intransitive verb]if a vehicle or driveraccelerates, they go faster, especially suddenly 〔尤指车辆或驾驶者突然〕加速 The Ferrari Mondial can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. 这辆法拉利蒙代尔能在6.3秒内从静止加速至时速60英里。 The truck's wheels skidded on the snow as the driver accelerated forward. 当司机往前加速时，卡车轮子在雪地上打滑了。quicken your pace /ˌkwɪkən jɔːʳ ˈpeɪs/ [verb phrase]writtento begin to walk faster - use this especially in stories or descriptions of events 【书面】加快步伐〔尤用于故事或对事件的描写中〕 Suddenly realizing he was late, he quickened his pace towards the hotel. 他忽然意识到已经迟了，便加快步子朝旅馆走去。 ‘I have some questions to ask you, Mr Murray,’ said the reporter, quickening his pace to keep up with me. “我想问你几个问题，默里先生。”记者说着，加快脚步赶上我。gain/gather momentum /ˌgeɪn, ˌgæðəʳ məʊˈmentəm/ [verb phrase]if somethinggains orgathers momentum, it travels faster and faster, especially going down a hill, because it is pushed forward by the force of its own weight 速度越来越快〔尤指下山〕 Gradually the train gathered momentum, and within seconds it was moving at top speed. 火车渐渐地加速，几秒钟后就以最快速度行驶了。 The slope was getting steeper and their sledge was gaining momentum all the time. 山坡越来越陡，他们的雪橇向下滑得越来越快。6 to move as fast as someone else 与别人的移动速度一样快catch up /ˌkætʃ ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to move forward fast enough to reach someone who was in front of you going in the same direction 赶上，追上〔别人〕 We need to start cycling faster or we'll never catch up. 我们得骑得快些了，不然就再也追不上了。catch up with Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you later. 继续往前走，我稍后赶上来。 The police car caught up with the stolen van after a long chase. 警车经过长距离追赶，终于追上了那辆被盗的小货车。be gaining on /biː ˈgeɪnɪŋ ɒn somebody/ [verb phrase]to be getting closer and closer to someone that you are chasing or trying to pass, because you are moving faster than they are 逼近，接近〔被追赶的人〕 Run faster -- they're gaining on us! 再跑快点，他们要追上我们啦！ Seeing the van was gaining on him, he turned suddenly onto a dirt road. 看到小货车在追上来，他突然转弯开到一条烂泥路上去了。keep up /ˌkiːp ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to succeed in moving as fast as someone else, when they are moving very quickly 赶上；跟上 Maggie had a stone in her shoe and was finding it hard to keep up. 玛吉鞋子里有块小石子，她觉得自己很难跟得上。keep up with Slow down! I can't keep up with you. 慢点！我跟不上你了。 She had difficulty keeping up with J.D.'s long, quick strides. 她很难跟上J.D.那又大又快的步伐。7 to move faster than someone or something else 移动得比别人或其他东西快pull ahead /ˌpʊl əˈhed/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to pass another vehicle on the road and move in front of it because you are going faster 〔车辆〕超到前面去 I turned around and saw that, out of the dust and the crowd, another car was pulling ahead to join us. 我转过头看到，从飞扬的尘土和人堆里又有一辆车赶超上来加入我们的车阵。pull ahead of With the finish line in sight, Wallace pulled ahead of the pack and drove to victory. 终点线在望，华莱士一车当先，赢得胜利。leave somebody behind /ˌliːv somebody bɪˈhaɪnd/ [transitive phrasal verb]to move far in front of someone who cannot run, walk, drive etc as fast as you 把…甩到后面 We were all running to catch the bus, but the others had longer legs and gradually left me behind. 我们都跑着去赶公共汽车，但其他人腿长，慢慢地我落后了。leave somebody way behinda long way behind 远远把某人甩在后面 Dinah urged her horse on until she had left all the other riders way behind. 黛娜策马前进，直到远远地把其他骑手甩在了后面。leave somebody standing /ˌliːv somebody ˈstændɪŋ/ [verb phrase]informalto move very far in front of someone, especially in a race, because you are much faster than them 【非正式】遥遥领先某人〔尤指赛跑时〕 Collins accelerated around the final turn and left the other runners standing. 柯林斯在最后一个弯道上加速，把其他赛跑选手远远甩在后面。8 a course of study that you do quickly 速成的学习课程rapid /ˈræpɪd, ˈræpəd/ [adjective only before noun] The college offers a rapid programme of training for librarians. 学院为图书管理员提供速成培训课程。 Rapid learning: Learn to speak a new language in 12 weeks! 速成学习：12个星期学会说一种新的语言！intensive /ɪnˈtensɪv/ [adjective]anintensive course of study is one in which you are taught a lot in a short time 强化的；精读的 Before moving to Paris, Michael went on an intensive course to improve his French. 迈克尔移居巴黎前，参加了一门强化课程以提高他的法语水平。 After a brief period of intensive training, I was allowed to make my first parachute jump. 经过短期强化培训，我被允许作第一次跳伞。crash course /ˈkræʃ kɔːʳs/ [countable noun]a course of study in which you learn a particular skill in a very short time in order to prepare yourself for a job 〔某种技术的〕速成课程crash course in We offer crash courses in word processing.crash course Students lacking math and science skills take a seven-week crash course during the summer. 缺乏数学和科学技能的学生在暑期参加为期七周的速成课程。