单词 | fast-moving |
释义 | fast-movingadj. 1. That moves or goes quickly; travelling at a fast speed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] swiftc888 swifta1050 currentc1300 quickc1300 hastivea1325 hastyc1330 ingnel1340 swiftyc1380 speedfula1387 fasta1400 swippingc1420 speedy1487 fleet1528 tite?a1540 scudding1545 flighty1552 suddenly1556 flight1581 feathered1587 Pegasean1590 wing-footed1591 swift-winged?1592 thought-swift-flying1595 wind-winged?1596 swallow-winged1597 Pegasarian1607 skelping1607 rapid1608 night-swifta1616 celerious1632 clipping1635 perniciousa1656 volatile1655 quick-foot1658 meteorous1667 windy1697 high-flying1710 fleet-footed1726 aliped1727 wickc1760 velocious1775 flight-performing1785 fast-going1800 fast-moving1802 meteor1803 wight-wapping1830 fleety1841 speeding1847 swiftening1848 two-forty1855 fire-swift1865 pennate1870 spinning1882 percursory1884 zippy1889 meteoric1895 pacy1906 presto1952 1802 S. T. Coleridge Keepsake in Morning Post 17 Sept. 3/1 Rich flow'rs swinging in the morning breeze Over their dim fast-moving shadows hung, Making a quiet image of disquiet In the smooth, scarcely-flowing river-pool. 1841 Southern Whig (Athens, Georgia) 30 Apr. There will be a blur—such as that which accompanies fast-moving objects. 1902 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 13 379 Jumping from a fast moving train. 1935 B. Russell Relig. & Sci. vi. 159 It might happen that..all the fast-moving particles got to one side. 2013 Nature of Scotl. Spring–Summer 6/1 It can be tricky to see at close range, since it's a fast-moving predator and can react very quickly to movement. 2. That progresses or develops rapidly; esp. (of events, a situation, etc.) changing or developing at a rapid rate. ΚΠ 1845 Circular to Bankers 16 May 379/2 They can be overwhelmed by the hurricane of fast moving change. 1933 Times 7 Apr. 14/7 (advt.) Empire, Leic. Sq... A full-length fast moving romance, ‘Air Hostess’. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Oct. 646/2 De Luxe Tour careers along, where the other novels meander. It is fast-moving, slick and professional. 2017 New Scientist 25 Feb. 37 They look at the fast-moving field of biotechnology and see its conservation potential. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1802 |
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